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119th Congress · S. 2897 · 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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Sponsor

  • Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · [D-HI] · H001042
    Dem-HI current · 6 terms · @MazieHirono · 1 district office

Sponsor record (congress_legislators)

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Leadership roles (0)

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Committee memberships (15)

  • Border Security and Immigration (senate) · senate · rank 5
  • Energy (senate) · senate · rank 3
  • Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights (senate) · senate · rank 3
  • Intellectual Property (senate) · senate · rank 4
  • National Parks (senate) · senate · rank 2
  • Personnel (senate) · senate · rank 3
  • Public Lands, Forests, and Mining (senate) · senate · rank 3
  • Readiness and Management Support (senate) · senate · Ranking Member · rank 1
  • Seapower (senate) · senate · rank 4
  • Senate Committee on Armed Services (senate) · senate · rank 5 · site
  • Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (senate) · senate · rank 4 · site
  • Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (senate) · senate · rank 6 · site
  • Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs (senate) · senate · rank 4 · site
  • Senate Committee on the Judiciary (senate) · senate · rank 6 · site
  • the Constitution (senate) · senate · rank 3

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District offices (1)

  • 300 Ala Moana Blvd., Rm. 3-106, Prince Kuhio Federal Building, Honolulu, HI, 96850 · 808-522-8970 · fax 808-545-4683 · 21.3036893,-157.862353

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Candidate record (candidates) · cycle 2026

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Connected committees (0)

none

Cosponsors (1)

  • Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] · [D-HI] · S001194 · Co-sponsored 2025-09-18 · original
    Dem-HI current · 4 terms · @SenBrianSchatz · 1 district office

Committees (1)

  • Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee [Senate Standing]
    2025-09-18T20:38:52ZReferred To

Actions — from XML (2)

  • 2025-09-18IntroReferralvia Senate
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  • 2025-09-18IntroReferral10000via Library of Congress
    Introduced in Senate

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Titles

  • Display Title2025-10-10T06:08:14Z
    Tropical Plant Health Initiative Act
  • Short Title(s) as IntroducedIS2025-10-10T06:08:13Z
    Tropical Plant Health Initiative Act
  • Official Title as IntroducedIS2025-10-10T06:03:23Z
    A bill 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 · 2025-09-18 · Introduced in Senate

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)
  • HR 5562 (119) Tropical Plant Health Initiative Act
    Latest: 2025-12-02 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
    Relationship: Identical bill (via CRS)

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