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HR 1454 118th Congress House Agriculture and Food

Cacao Tree Health Initiative Act of 2023

Introduced: May 25, 2023 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Apr 4, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Mar 8, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 8, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cacao Tree Health Initiative Act of 2023

This bill establishes a research and extension grant program for a cacao tree 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 that affect cacao trees;
  • establishing an integrated pest management programs for cacao trees in areas affected by or at risk of being affected by such pests;
  • surveying and collecting data on cacao tree production, health, and markets;
  • investigating cacao tree biology, ecology, genomics, and production systems;
  • conducting research on factors that may contribute to, or be associated with, resilient cacao production systems; and
  • conducting research on factors that may contribute to, or be associated with, serious threats to cacao trees, including the sublethal effects of insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides on beneficial insects and cacao tree growth.
What's happening now April 4, 2023

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

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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De La Cruz, Monica
Texas · May 25, 2023
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Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Mar 8, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1454: Cacao Tree Health Initiative Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1454/
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"H.R. 1454: Cacao Tree Health Initiative Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1454/.
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H.R. 1454, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1454/.
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