S4650Referred to Committee
A bill to amend the Plant Protection Act to improve plant pest and disease preparedness for specialty crops.
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2026-06-02
Introduced
0
Cosponsors
S
ⓘType
Sponsor
Adam B. Schiff
Democrat · CA · Senator
Votes with party: 61.8% (322 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/S001150
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Cosponsors (0)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.
Latest Action
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
2026-06-02
Source: Congress.gov
Committee Activity
Currently in
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryReferred To · 2026-06-02
Plain-English Summary
The legislation would strengthen the government's ability to prevent and respond to plant pests and diseases that threaten specialty crops like fruits, vegetables, and nuts. It would give federal agriculture officials better tools and resources to detect outbreaks early, coordinate responses across states, and help farmers protect their harvests from destructive pests and diseases. Specialty crop farmers and consumers who depend on these products would benefit from improved disease prevention and food security.
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- S4651A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to increase access to Federal crop insurance for specialty crops.Referred to Committee · 2026-06-02
- S4652A bill to amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to reauthorize the specialty crop research initiative and establish a specialty crop mechanization and automation research and development program, and for other purposes.Referred to Committee · 2026-06-02
- S4661A bill to amend the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to provide permanent disaster assistance for specialty crops, and for other purposes.Referred to Committee · 2026-06-02
- S4660A bill to provide appropriations to the Secretary of Agriculture to make payments to producers of specialty crops.Referred to Committee · 2026-06-02