Tropical Plant Health Initiative Act
Sponsored By: Representative Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
Introduced
Summary
Tropical Plant Health Initiative — this bill would create a USDA program to fund research and extension to protect key tropical crops from pests and noxious weeds. It focuses on developing tools, areawide integrated pest management, surveys, and research in immunology, genomics, and bioinformatics.
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- Farmers and growers: Gives tropical crop producers access to research-backed tools and treatments and supports areawide integrated pest management in areas where crops are threatened.
- Researchers and universities: Funds grants for surveys and studies of plant biology, immunology, ecology, genomics, and bioinformatics for listed and other tropical plants.
- USDA and extension services: Authorizes the Secretary to add other tropical plants to the program and extends the authorization window for funding through 2030.
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Grants for tropical crop health research
This bill would create a Tropical Plant Health Initiative to fund research and extension grants. It would target pests and noxious weeds that harm tropical crops like coffee, cacao, bananas and plantains, mango, macadamia, vanilla, and nursery/floriculture plants. The Secretary could name other tropical plants. Grants could support area-wide pest management, crop surveys and data, and lab work on biology, immunology, genomics, and bioinformatics. The bill would also extend authorization for these grants through 2030. It would not provide money by itself; Congress would still need to appropriate funds. Farmers, nurseries, and researchers could apply if funds are later provided.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
HI • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]
HI • D
Sponsored 9/23/2025
Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large]
GU • R
Sponsored 10/24/2025
Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large]
PR • D
Sponsored 11/4/2025
Roll Call Votes
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