HR 1426
118th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Floriculture and Nursery Plant Health Initiative Act of 2023
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 4, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Mar 7, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 7, 2023
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Floriculture and Nursery Plant Health Initiative Act of 2023
This bill establishes a research and extension grant program for a floriculture and nursery plant health initiative.
Specifically, the bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture to provide competitive grants for
- developing and disseminating science-based tools and treatments to combat plant pests and pathogens that impact floriculture and nursery crops;
- establishing area-wide integrated pest management programs in areas affected by, or areas at risk of being affected by, invasive plant pests or pathogens;
- surveying and collecting data on the production of, health of, and markets for floriculture and nursery crops;
- investigating the biology, genomics, and production systems of floriculture and nursery crops; and
- conducting research on various factors that may contribute to (or be associated with) resilient floriculture and nursery crop systems, and combatting other serious threats to floriculture and nursery crops.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1