New World Screwworm Preparedness Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15]
Introduced
Summary
Prepares the United States to detect and respond to New World screwworm outbreaks. This bill would direct the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, to carry out a comprehensive study and deliver a public report to Congress within six months. The study would assess threat pathways and economic and ecological impacts, evaluate sterile insect technique capacity and options for modular facilities, review surveillance, diagnostics, and border inspections, examine emergency response plans and animal movement protocols, identify research and development needs, and recommend steps to strengthen international cooperation and stakeholder coordination.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15]
TX • R
Cosponsors
Babin
TX • R
Sponsored 6/6/2025
Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]
TX • R
Sponsored 6/6/2025
Pfluger
TX • R
Sponsored 6/6/2025
Gonzales, Tony
TX • R
Sponsored 6/6/2025
Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5]
TX • R
Sponsored 6/6/2025
Crenshaw
TX • R
Sponsored 6/6/2025
Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]
TX • R
Sponsored 6/6/2025
Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25]
TX • R
Sponsored 6/6/2025
Nehls
TX • R
Sponsored 6/6/2025
Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19]
TX • R
Sponsored 6/6/2025
Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26]
TX • R
Sponsored 6/6/2025
Van Duyne
TX • R
Sponsored 6/9/2025
Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27]
TX • R
Sponsored 6/9/2025
Ellzey
TX • R
Sponsored 6/10/2025
Sessions
TX • R
Sponsored 6/10/2025
Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
NE • R
Sponsored 6/12/2025
Goldman (TX)
TX • R
Sponsored 7/15/2025
Fulcher
ID • R
Sponsored 11/4/2025
Roll Call Votes
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