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119th Congress · H.R. 5562 · Introduced

Tropical Plant Health Initiative Act

This bill establishes a Tropical Plant Health Initiative as a Department of Agriculture (USDA) high-priority research and extension area and reauthorizes other USDA research and extension initiatives. Under the bill, tropical plants include coffee plants, macadamia trees, cacao trees, plantains and bananas, mangos, floriculture and nursery crops, and vanilla plants. Specifically, the bill allows research and extension grants for developing and disseminating science-based tools and treatments to combat plant pests and noxious weeds that impact tropical plants; establishing an integrated pest management program in areas where tropical plants are affected by plant pests or noxious weeds; and conducting related data collection, research, and investigations regarding the production, health, immune systems, biology, ecology, and genomics of the tropical plants. Further, the bill reauthorizes USDA grants to support competitive specialized research and extension activities, including high-priority areas, through FY2030.

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[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 156 (Tuesday, September 23, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. TOKUDA:H.R. 5562.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H4494]

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Sponsor

  • Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] · [D-HI-2] · T000487
    Dem-HI-2 current · 2 terms · @RepJillTokuda · 1 district office

Sponsor record (congress_legislators)

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Leadership roles (0)

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Committee memberships (7)

  • Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology (house) · house · Ranking Member · rank 1
  • House Committee on Agriculture (house) · house · rank 11 · site
  • House Committee on Armed Services (house) · house · rank 17 · site
  • House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (house) · house · rank 10
  • Military Personnel (house) · house · rank 4
  • Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture (house) · house · rank 6
  • Readiness (house) · house · rank 5

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District offices (1)

  • 1001 Bishop St., Suite 1503, ASB Tower, Honolulu, HI, 96813 · 808-746-6220 · 21.3081985,-157.8608441

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Candidate record (candidates) · cycle 2026

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Candidate summary (candidate_summaries) · cycle 2026

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2026
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$820,678.15
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$733,764.35
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Connected committees (0)

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Cosponsors (3)

  • Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] · [D-HI-1] · C001055 · Co-sponsored 2025-09-23 · original
    Dem-HI-1 current · 6 terms · @RepEdCase · 1 district office
  • Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large] · [R-GU-0] · M001219 · Co-sponsored 2025-10-24
    Rep-GU current · 2 terms · @JMoylanforGuam · 1 district office
  • Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large] · [D-PR-0] · H001103 · Co-sponsored 2025-11-04
    Dem-PR current · 1 term · @reppablojose · 1 district office

Committees (1)

  • Agriculture Committee [House Standing]
    2025-09-23T13:01:15ZReferred To
    ↳ Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee

Actions — from XML (4)

  • 2025-12-02Committeevia House committee actions
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
  • 2025-09-23IntroReferralH11100via House floor actions
    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
  • 2025-09-23IntroReferralIntro-Hvia Library of Congress
    Introduced in House
  • 2025-09-23IntroReferral1000via Library of Congress
    Introduced in House

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Titles

  • Short Title(s) as IntroducedIH2025-10-07T07:53:14Z
    Tropical Plant Health Initiative Act
  • Display Title2025-10-07T07:53:14Z
    Tropical Plant Health Initiative Act
  • Official Title as IntroducedIH2025-10-07T07:48:29Z
    To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to provide research and extension grants to support the study of insects and pests that impact tropical plants, and for other purposes.

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Policy area

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Summaries

00 · 2025-09-23 · Introduced in House

Tropical Plant Health Initiative Act

This bill establishes a Tropical Plant Health Initiative as a Department of Agriculture (USDA) high-priority research and extension area and reauthorizes other USDA research and extension initiatives. Under the bill, tropical plants include coffee plants, macadamia trees, cacao trees, plantains and bananas, mangos, floriculture and nursery crops, and vanilla plants.

Specifically, the bill allows research and extension grants for

  • developing and disseminating science-based tools and treatments to combat plant pests and noxious weeds that impact tropical plants;
  • establishing an integrated pest management program in areas where tropical plants are affected by plant pests or noxious weeds; and
  • conducting related data collection, research, and investigations regarding the production, health, immune systems, biology, ecology, and genomics of the tropical plants. 

Further, the bill reauthorizes USDA grants to support competitive specialized research and extension activities, including high-priority areas, through FY2030.

Related bills

  • HR 7567 (119) Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026
    Latest: 2026-05-19 — Received in the Senate.
    Relationship: Related bill (via CRS)
  • S 2897 (119) Tropical Plant Health Initiative Act
    Latest: 2025-09-18 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
    Relationship: Identical bill (via CRS)

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
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