Agriculture Committee, Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee
Introduced
In Committee
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Enacted
Plantain and Banana Plant Health Initiative Act This bill establishes a research and extension grant program for a plantain and banana plant health initiative. Specifically, the bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture to provide competitive grants for studying potential resistance and tolerance to nonnative diseases and insect pests; increasing research for treatment of pests that affect plantains and bananas; conducting field studies to evaluate plantain and banana cultivars with enhanced resistance to diseases and pests, and adaptability to tropical soils; educating growers on best practices to promote safe production of plantains and bananas; and establishing area-wide integrated pest management programs in areas affected by, or at risk of being affected by, specified pests.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Agriculture and Food
Plantain and Banana Plant Health Initiative Act
USA118th CongressHR-1455| House
| Updated: 4/4/2023
Plantain and Banana Plant Health Initiative Act This bill establishes a research and extension grant program for a plantain and banana plant health initiative. Specifically, the bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture to provide competitive grants for studying potential resistance and tolerance to nonnative diseases and insect pests; increasing research for treatment of pests that affect plantains and bananas; conducting field studies to evaluate plantain and banana cultivars with enhanced resistance to diseases and pests, and adaptability to tropical soils; educating growers on best practices to promote safe production of plantains and bananas; and establishing area-wide integrated pest management programs in areas affected by, or at risk of being affected by, specified pests.