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S. 322 118th Congress Senate

SWAT Act of 2023

Official title: A bill to amend the Plant Protection Act to establish a fund for spotted wing drosophila research and mitigation.

Introduced: February 9, 2023 Introduced by: Gary C. Peters Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food
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Feb 9, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Feb 9, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action February 9, 2023

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Spotted Wing Abatement Trust Act of 2023 or the SWAT Act of 2023

This bill directs the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to establish a fund for research relating to, and activities to mitigate the negative effects of, spotted wing drosophila. Spotted wing drosophila is an invasive species from East Asia that has caused significant damage to many valuable fruit crops in the United States, including raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, peaches, plums, and cherries.

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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Ossoff, Jon
Georgia · Jul 18, 2023
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Feb 9, 2023
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Feb 9, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 322: SWAT Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-322/
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"S. 322: SWAT Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-322/.
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S. 322, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-322/.
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