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Plantain and Banana Plant Health Initiative Act

USA118th CongressHR-1455| House 
| Updated: 4/4/2023
Jenniffer González-Colón

Jenniffer González-Colón

Republican Representative

Puerto Rico

Cosponsors (2)
Jill N. Tokuda (Democratic)Monica De La Cruz (Republican)

Agriculture Committee, Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • 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
Mar 8, 2023
Introduced in House
Mar 8, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Apr 4, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
  • March 8, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • March 8, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.


  • April 4, 2023
    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.
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Timeline
Mar 8, 2023
Introduced in House
Mar 8, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Apr 4, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
  • March 8, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • March 8, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.


  • April 4, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Jenniffer González-Colón

Jenniffer González-Colón

Republican Representative

Puerto Rico

Cosponsors (2)
Jill N. Tokuda (Democratic)Monica De La Cruz (Republican)

Agriculture Committee, Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee

Agriculture and Food

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted