Bill · S. 2897· Senate(119-S-2897)
Tropical Plant Health Initiative Act
- Introduced
- 9/18/2025
- Last activity
- 9/18/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Sponsored by
- Mazie Hirono
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Tropical Plant Health Initiative Act seeks to amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990. This bill aims to provide research and extension grants specifically to study insects and pests that affect tropical plants. The scope includes developing tools to combat pests and noxious weeds, establishing integrated pest management programs, and surveying plant production and health. It also focuses on investigating the biology, ecology, and genomics of these plants. Finally, the bill updates the authorization of appropriations through the year 2030.
Yes· 3 of 7
Would farmers be better off under this?+6
The bill provides direct benefits to farmers of tropical crops through science-based tools and pest management programs.
Does this put more money into scientific research?+5
The bill explicitly provides for research and extension grants to investigate the biology, genomics, and immunology of tropical plants.
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?+4
The initiative targets agricultural areas that are often central to rural economies.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Development of combat tools: The bill allows for the development and dissemination of science-sased tools and treatments to fight plant pests and noxious weeds that impact tropical plants (Section 2(a)(21)(A)).
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Integrated pest management: It provides for establishing areawide integrated pest management programs in areas where tropical plants are at risk or affected by pests or weeds (Section 2(a)(21)(B)).
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Data collection and research: The initiative supports surveying and collecting data on the production and health of tropical plants, as well as investigating their biology, immunology, ecology, genomics, and bioinformatics (Section 2(a)(21)(C) and (D)).
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Protection of specific crops: The provisions target several specific tropical plants, including coffee plants, macadamia trees, cacao trees, plantains and bananas, mangos, floriculture and nursery crops, and vanilla plants (Section 2(a)(21)(A)).
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 Farmers+6Good For Rural Residents+4Good For Low Income Households+2
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Small Business Support+4Increases Job Creation+3
- Education And Technology
- Increases Scientific Research Funding+5
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Environmental Protections+4
- 9/18/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
2 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Brian SchatzDemocrat · Hawaii