# 117-hr-7812: Floriculture and Nursery Plant Health Initiative Act of 2022

117-hr-7812, Floriculture and Nursery Plant Health Initiative Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kahele, Kaiali'i [D-HI-2] (D-HI); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7812
- Congress: 117
- Title: Floriculture and Nursery Plant Health Initiative Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
- Introduced: 2022-05-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Kahele, Kaiali'i [D-HI-2] (D-HI)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Floriculture and Nursery Plant Health Initiative Act of 2022 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)

- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2022-05-18T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-7812 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7812)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7812 (as of 2025-11-18).