# 119-s-1042: Smoke Exposure Research Act

119-s-1042, Smoke Exposure Research Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1042
- Congress: 119
- Title: Smoke Exposure Research Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-13
- Sponsor: Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Smoke exposure research for wine grapes**: This bill would direct the Agricultural Research Service to lead a research program on wildfire smoke effects in viticulture and enology, including identifying taint compounds, standardizing testing, building a background-level database, and developing mitigation and barrier methods. - Wine grape growers and wineries would get standardized sampling and testing methods, a database of natural background levels, and new risk-assessment and mitigation tools aimed at reducing smoke taint in grapes and wine. - Land-grant colleges and universities in California, Oregon, and Washington would partner with ARS and contribute existing regional research on smoke exposure and winemaking practices. - The Agricultural Research Service would run the structured program to identify responsible compounds, create fast and inexpensive screening methods, and study compounds that could act as a physical barrier between smoke and grapes. *This bill would authorize $6.5 million for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030, about $32.5 million total, increasing federal spending by that amount.*

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New smoke research for wine grapes: benefit, low. If enacted, this would set up a research program at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It would study wildfire smoke damage to wine grapes and wine. The program would identify smoke‑taint compounds and set standard, fast, low‑cost tests. It would build a database of normal background levels in gra…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-1462: Fix Our Forests Act
- 119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act
- 119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act
- 119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act

## Sources
- [119-s-1042 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1042)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-1462: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1462)
- [119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5022)
- [119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2838)
- [119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2819)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1042 (as of 2025-12-21).