Friends in the Field Act
Sponsored By: Representative Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3]
Introduced
Summary
Expands federal research and grants to cover biological pest control. This bill would add "biological pest control" to the list of high-priority research and extension areas in the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, allowing grants under Section 1672(d) to fund research, development, educational materials, information, and outreach on biological pest control to limit crop damage and reduce food-borne illnesses.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Grants for biological pest control research
If enacted, this bill would add biological pest control to the list of research and extension priorities. It would let USDA grants fund research, development, education, information, and outreach on biological pest control. Grants would support work to limit crop damage and reduce food-borne illnesses. The bill does not set funding amounts, start dates, or new eligibility rules beyond the existing program.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3]
MI • D
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
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