Bill · H.R. 7518· House(119-HR-7518)
To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to ensure adequate staffing and resources for the Institute of Tropical Forestry and the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry.
- Introduced
- 2/11/2026
- Last activity
- 3/20/2026 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
- Sponsored by
- Jill Tokuda
- Cosponsors
- - 2 - 1
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill proposes amendments to the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990. The primary goal is to ensure specific staffing levels and resources for two organizations. It aims to support the Institute of Tropical Forestry and the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Specifically, it mandates staff counts for these institutes to advance science, research, and knowledge exchange.
Yes· 3 of 5
Would Hispanic Americans be better off under this?+5
The bill benefits Puerto Rico by mandating staffing and resources for its Institute of Tropical Forestry.
Is this likely to create jobs?+5
The bill mandates minimum staffing levels which directly creates or secures jobs within the specified institutes.
Does this put more money into scientific research?+5
The bill mandates resource adequacy to advance scientific research in tropical forestry.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Support for the Institute of Tropical Forestry: The bill requires the Secretary to ensure this institute in Puerto Rico has at least 50 staff members and adequate resources. This is intended to advance science, research, demonstration, and knowledge exchange (Section 1).
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Support for the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry: The bill requires the Secretary to ensure this institute has at least 30 staff members and adequate resources. This is intended to advance science, research, demonstration, and knowledge exchange (Section 1).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Hispanic Americans+5
- Economy And Finance
- Increases Job Creation+5
- Education And Technology
- Increases Scientific Research Funding+5
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Public Land Management+5
- Healthcare
- Increases Research Funding+5
- 4/29/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/20/2026
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
- 2/11/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Ed CaseDemocrat · Hawaii
Pablo HernándezDemocrat · Puerto Rico
James MoylanRepublican · Guam