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HR 6249 114th Congress House

Macadamia Tree Health Initiative

Official title: To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to provide for a macadamia tree health initiative, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 28, 2016 See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Agricultural researchAnimal and plant healthForests, forestry, treesInsects
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Pest managementResearch administration and funding
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Oct 19, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Sep 28, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Sep 28, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 19, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Macadamia Tree Health Initiative

This bill amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to authorize the Department of Agriculture to make competitive research and extension grants available for a macadamia tree health initiative to:

  • develop and disseminate science-based tools and treatments to combat the insect macadamia felted coccid (Eriococcus ironsidei), and
  • establish an areawide integrated pest management program in areas affected by, or areas at risk of being affected by, it.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1402 Reintroduced Bill Macadamia Tree Health Initiative
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6249: Macadamia Tree Health Initiative. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6249/
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"H.R. 6249: Macadamia Tree Health Initiative." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6249/.
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H.R. 6249, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6249/.
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