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
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 7, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Mar 7, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1