# 119-hr-5562: Tropical Plant Health Initiative Act

119-hr-5562, Tropical Plant Health Initiative Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-24).

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- As of: 2026-06-24
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5562
- Congress: 119
- Title: Tropical Plant Health Initiative Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-09-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-24

## Summary

**Would create a Tropical Plant Health Initiative to fund research and extension that protect tropical crops from pests and noxious weeds.** The program would focus on crops like coffee, macadamia, cacao, plantains and bananas, mango, vanilla, and floriculture and nursery crops.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2025-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large] (R-GU), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large] (D-PR), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New grants for tropical plant health: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would add a Tropical Plant Health Initiative grant program for research and extension under existing USDA authority. The grants would fund science-based tools and treatments against plant pests and noxious weeds that affect tropical plants. Covered plants would include coffee,…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-5562 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5562)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5562 (as of 2026-06-24).