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Rand Paul (R-KY)

To strike a provision relating to hemp.

S.Amdt. 3070 · Senate amendment to an amendment

A Republican amendment with no cosponsors

Changes S.Amdt. 3411, an amendment to H.R. 3944 — Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026

Last activity — Amendment SA 3070 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Adopted

The Senate agreed to this amendment, so its changes are part of the bill from here on.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Adopted

What this amendment would do

Amendment No. 3411 was proposed as a substitute to H.R. 3944. Its purpose was to provide a bipartisan appropriations package for fiscal year 2026. The amendment aimed to add and change the following:

Veterans Affairs and Military Construction

  • Allocates $6,356,000,000 for veterans' telehealth and $709,573,000 for opioid prevention and treatment programs.
  • Provides $36,879,000 for the Intimate Partner Violence Assistance Program.
  • Requires several reports, including the use of third-party contractors for medical disability exams, veterans in the housing choice voucher program, and a report on the funding backlog for State homes for veterans.
  • Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to maintain a public spreadsheet of interment schedule availability for National Cemetery Administration cemeteries.
  • Prohibits the use of funds to reduce staffing, hours, or capacity of the Veterans Crisis Line.
  • Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report on the methodology and implementation of staffing models to ensure high-quality delivery of services.
  • Restricts the cancellation of contracts exceeding $10,000,000 without prior notice and a written explanation to Congress.

Agriculture, FDA, and Rural Development

  • Appropriates $500,000 to expedite industrial hemp fiber research and $500,000 to expand cereal research for mycotoxin risk mitigation.
  • Allocates $6,500,000 for the suppression and control of Mormon crickets and grasshoppers in Western States.
  • Increases funding for rural decentralized water systems and the Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives Program.
  • Requires reports on New World screwworm readiness and an assessment of expanding the agricultural quarantine and inspection program to Hawaii.
  • Strikes a provision relating to hemp.

Other Changes

  • The amendment was agreed to and passed by the Senate with a vote of 87 yeas and 9 nays.