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HR5562Referred to Committee

Tropical Plant Health Initiative Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-09-23
Introduced
3
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Jill N. Tokuda
Jill N. Tokuda
Democrat · HI · Representative
Votes with party: 99.5% (552 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/T000487

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (3)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Ed Case (D-HI-1)Original· 2025-09-23
  • James C. Moylan (R-GU)· 2025-10-24
  • Pablo José Hernández (D-PR)· 2025-11-04

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

2025-09-23

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on AgricultureReferred To · 2025-09-23

Previously

  • Agriculture CommitteeReferred To · 2025-09-23

Plain-English Summary

The legislation would establish a federal program to protect tropical plants grown in the United States from diseases and pests that threaten their health and productivity. Farmers and agricultural businesses that grow tropical crops like bananas, papayas, and cacao would benefit from research funding, pest monitoring systems, and disease prevention resources. The program aims to help keep tropical agriculture economically viable while preventing the spread of harmful plant diseases.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

Subjects

Agriculture and Food
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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