HOUSE 1426118th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Floriculture and Nursery Plant Health Initiative Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 4/4/2023
Actions
- 2023-04-04Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
- 2023-03-07Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- 2023-03-07Introduced in House
- 2023-03-07Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-03-07 (00)
Floriculture and Nursery Plant Health Initiative Act of 2023
This bill establishes a research and extension grant program for a floriculture and nursery plant health initiative.
Specifically, the bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture to provide competitive grants for
- developing and disseminating science-based tools and treatments to combat plant pests and pathogens that impact floriculture and nursery crops;
- establishing area-wide integrated pest management programs in areas affected by, or areas at risk of being affected by, invasive plant pests or pathogens;
- surveying and collecting data on the production of, health of, and markets for floriculture and nursery crops;
- investigating the biology, genomics, and production systems of floriculture and nursery crops; and
- conducting research on various factors that may contribute to (or be associated with) resilient floriculture and nursery crop systems, and combatting other serious threats to floriculture and nursery crops.
Cosponsors (1)
- Ed Case (D-HI)
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