# 119-hr-5614: If You See It, Squish It Act of 2025

119-hr-5614, If You See It, Squish It Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA); status introduced (as of 2026-06-24).

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- As of: 2026-06-24
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5614
- Congress: 119
- Title: If You See It, Squish It Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 20
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-24

## Summary

**A national Spotted Lanternfly awareness campaign** would boost public knowledge and mobilize people against an invasive insect that threatens local agriculture. The bill would direct the Secretary of Agriculture to run public service announcements on television, radio, and billboards in high incidence areas and to encourage people to kill spotted lanternflies they encounter. It would also allow the Secretary to use other outreach tools as needed. The focus is on using public outreach to support detection and removal of this pest.

## Cosponsors (20)

- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mannion, John W. [D-NY-22] (D-NY), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] (R-PA), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2025-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8] (R-PA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- National spotted lanternfly public awareness campaign: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would direct the Secretary of Agriculture to run a national campaign about spotted lanternflies. The campaign would place TV, radio, and billboard public service announcements in areas with high incidence. Messages would say these insects are an invasive pest that threaten loc…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-5614 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5614)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5614 (as of 2026-06-24).