What This Bill Does · Plain English
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Smoke Exposure Research Act of 2025 This bill directs the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to conduct research relating to smoke exposure and wine grapes. This research must be done in coordination with land-grant colleges and universities that are located in California, Oregon, and Washington and have researched the effects of smoke exposure on viticulture and enology operations and practices. Specifically, ARS must conduct research to identify the compounds responsible for smoke exposure, conduct research to establish standard methodologies for sampling and testing smoke-exposed wine grapes and smoke-affected wines, establish a reliable database of background levels of smoke exposure compounds that occur naturally in wine grapes, develop risk assessment tools or mitigation methods to reduce or eliminate smoke exposure, and study compounds that can act as a barrier between wine grapes and smoke compounds.
Carveouts & Earmarks · 2 line items · $33M tagged
Specific dollar amounts in this bill that flow to identifiable companies or programs — the actual cash trail.
$33M
Sec.2
"There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $6,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030, to remain available until expended."
→ Agricultural Research Service
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Sec.2
"The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Agricultural Research Service, shall carry out paragraph (1) in coordination with land-grant colleges and universities (as defined in section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3103 )) located in the States of California, Oregon, and Washington that have conducted research on the effects of smoke exposure on viticulture and enology operations and practices."
→ land-grant colleges and universities ... located in the States of California, Oregon, and Washington
Action Timeline
2025-04-04
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
2025-03-11
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
2025-03-11
Introduced in House
2025-03-11
Introduced in House
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.2084 pass?
HR.2084 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: 38%.
What does HR.2084 do?
Smoke Exposure Research Act of 2025 This bill directs the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to conduct research relating to smoke exposure and wine grapes. This research must be done in coordination with land-grant colleges and universities that are located in California, Oregon, and Washington and have researched the effects of smoke exposure on viticulture and enology operations and practices. Specifically, ARS must conduct research to identify the compounds responsible for smoke exposure, conduct research to establish standard methodologies for sampling and testing smoke-exposed wine grap…
Who sponsored HR.2084?
HR.2084 was sponsored by Mike Thompson (D-California).
How much money does HR.2084 spend?
HR.2084 contains $33M in identified line-item carveouts to specific programs and companies, across 2 earmarks.
Full Bill Text
119 HR 2084 IH: Smoke Exposure Research Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-03-11 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2084 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 11, 2025 Mr. Thompson of California (for himself and Mr. LaMalfa ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To require the Agricultural Research Service to conduct research relating to the exposure of wine grapes to wildfire smoke, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Smoke Exposure Research Act of 2025 . 2. Wildfire smoke exposure research on wine grapes (a) Research (1) In general The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Agricultural Research Service, shall— (A) conduct research— (i) to identify the compounds responsible for smoke exposure; and (ii) to establish standard methodologies for sampling and testing smoke-exposed wine grapes and smoke-affected wines, including fast and inexpensive screening methods; (B) establish a reliable database of background levels of smoke exposure compounds that occur naturally in wine grapes; (C) develop risk assessment tools or mitigation methods to reduce or eliminate smoke exposure; and (D) study compounds that can act as a barrier between wine grapes and smoke compounds. (2) Coordination The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Agricultural Research Service, shall carry out paragraph (1) in coordination with land-grant colleges and universities (as defined in section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3103 )) located in the States of California, Oregon, and Washington that have conducted research on the effects of smoke exposure on viticulture and enology operations and practices. (b) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $6,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030, to remain available until expended.
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