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HR 5362 116th Congress House Agriculture and Food Agricultural research Animal and plant health Insects Pest management Research administration and funding

Spittlebug Act

Introduced: December 9, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Dec 9, 2019
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Spittlebug Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture to provide competitive research and extension grants to (1) develop and disseminate science-based tools and treatments to combat the insect known as the spittlebug (Cercopoidea); 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 December 9, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Dec 9, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5362: Spittlebug Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5362/
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"H.R. 5362: Spittlebug Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5362/.
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H.R. 5362, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5362/.
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