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S 541 115th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food Agricultural research Animal and plant health Forests, forestry, trees Insects Pest management Research administration and funding

Macadamia Tree Health Initiative Act of 2017

Introduced: March 7, 2017 Introduced by: Hirono, Mazie K. Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Mar 7, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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Macadamia Tree Health Initiative Act of 2017

This bill amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to authorize the Department of Agriculture to provide competitive research and extension grants for a macadamia tree health initiative to: (1) develop and disseminate science-based tools and treatments to combat the insect known as the macadamia felted coccid (Eriococcus ironsidei); and (2) establish an area-wide integrated pest management program in areas affected, or at risk of being affected by, the insect.

What's happening now March 7, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2 Related bill Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
  • HR 1402 Related bill Macadamia Tree Health Initiative
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Mar 7, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 541: Macadamia Tree Health Initiative Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-541/
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"S. 541: Macadamia Tree Health Initiative Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-541/.
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S. 541, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-541/.
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