Senate tables hemp amendment at center of funding fight, allowing one-month delay of ban

The US Senate has voted 61-32 to table a bipartisan amendment that aimed to remove a delay from a stopgap government funding bill. This amendment was introduced by Senator Ted Budd and about a dozen other senators. As a result, a federal ban on most hemp-derived THC products will be delayed for a month.

The Senate's move is part of a larger effort to pass a temporary measure to fund federal agencies. The Republican-led Senate passed a short-term funding measure to last until December 11, while the House of Representatives had passed its own version last month. The two chambers will need to resolve their differences before President Donald Trump can sign the bill into law.

The current government funding is set to expire on September 30, just before the November 3 congressional elections. The Senate and House versions of the funding measure have some differences, including provisions related to border security, housing, and food assistance programmes, as well as the allocation of grant money.

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