HR 4708
Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act
Summary
Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act This bill includes combatting the spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) as a Department of Agriculture (USDA) high-priority research and extension area and reauthorizes other USDA research and extension initiatives. The bill specifically allows grants for developing and disseminating research-based tools and treatments to combat the spotted lanternfly, which is an invasive species native to Asia that feeds on a wide range of crops and plants (e.g., grapes, apples, hops, walnuts, and hardwood trees). Further, the bill reauthorizes USDA grants to support competitive specialized research and extension activities, including high-priority areas, through FY2030. The bill also specifically reauthorizes through FY2030 the Pulse Crop Health Initiative; the Comprehensive Food Safety Training Network; pollinator protection research and extension grants; increased USDA capacity and infrastructure to address and conduct research on colony collapse disorder and other pollinator issues; and a USDA-conducted nationwide honey bee pest, pathogen, health, and population status surveillance program.
Bill status
- Status
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Rep. Joseph D. Morelle [D-NY-25]
- Cosponsors
- 40
- Policy area
- Agriculture and Food
- Introduced
- 2025-07-23
- Latest action
- 2025-07-23: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Committee referrals
Recent actions
- 2025-07-23: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- 2025-07-23: Introduced in House
- 2025-07-23: Introduced in House