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Tropical Plant Health Initiative Act This bill establishes a Tropical Plant Health Initiative as a Department of Agriculture (USDA) high-priority research and extension area and reauthorizes other USDA research and extension initiatives. Under the bill, tropical plants include coffee plants, macadamia trees, cacao trees, plantains and bananas, mangos, floriculture and nursery crops, and vanilla plants. Specifically, the bill allows research and extension grants for developing and disseminating science-based tools and treatments to combat plant pests and noxious weeds that impact tropical plants; establishing an integrated pest management program in areas where tropical plants are affected by plant pests or noxious weeds; and conducting related data collection, research, and investigations regarding the production, health, immune systems, biology, ecology, and genomics of the tropical plants. Further, the bill reauthorizes USDA grants to support competitive specialized research and extension activities, including high-priority areas, through FY2030.
Action Timeline
2025-09-18
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
2025-09-18
Introduced in Senate
Frequently Asked Questions
Did S.2897 pass?
S.2897 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: pending.
What does S.2897 do?
Tropical Plant Health Initiative Act This bill establishes a Tropical Plant Health Initiative as a Department of Agriculture (USDA) high-priority research and extension area and reauthorizes other USDA research and extension initiatives. Under the bill, tropical plants include coffee plants, macadamia trees, cacao trees, plantains and bananas, mangos, floriculture and nursery crops, and vanilla plants. Specifically, the bill allows research and extension grants for developing and disseminating science-based tools and treatments to combat plant pests and noxious weeds that impact tropical plant…
Who sponsored S.2897?
S.2897 was sponsored by Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii).
Full Bill Text
119 S2897 IS: Tropical Plant Health Initiative Act U.S. Senate 2025-09-18 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. II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2897 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 18 (legislative day, September 16), 2025 Ms. Hirono (for herself and Mr. Schatz ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to provide research and extension grants to support the study of insects and pests that impact tropical plants, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tropical Plant Health Initiative Act . 2. Tropical plant health initiative (a) In general Section 1672(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 5925(d) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (21) Tropical plant health initiative Research and extension grants may be made under this section for the purposes of— (A) developing and disseminating science-based tools and treatments to combat plant pests and noxious weeds (as those terms are defined in section 403 of the Plant Protection Act ( 7 U.S.C. 7702 )) that impact tropical plants, including— (i) coffee plants; (ii) macadamia trees; (iii) cacao trees; (iv) plantains and bananas; (v) mangos; (vi) floriculture and nursery crops; (vii) vanilla plants; and (viii) any other tropical plant, as determined by the Secretary; (B) establishing an areawide integrated pest management program in areas in which those tropical plants are affected by, or are at risk of being affected by, plant pests or noxious weeds (as so defined); (C) surveying and collecting data on production and health of those tropical plants; (D) investigating biology, immunology, ecology, genomics, and bioinformatics of those tropical plants; and (E) conducting research on various factors that may contribute to or be associated with immune systems of those tropical plants and other serious threats to those tropical plants. . (b) Authorization of appropriations Section 1672(h) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 5925(h) ) is amended by striking 2023 and inserting 2030 .
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