S 2897 · 119th Congress

Tropical Plant Health Initiative Act

This bill creates a new research program focused on protecting tropical crops from insects and diseases. It allows the federal government to provide grants to scientists and agricultural experts who study ways to fight pests and diseases that harm important tropical plants like coffee, cacao, bananas, mangos, and va…

Sponsor

Hirono, Mazie K. (D-Hawaii)

Introduced

2025-09-18

Policy area

Agriculture and Food

Latest action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.