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HR 4708 · in committee · niche

Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act

What this bill does

  • The bill makes fighting spotted lanternfly an agriculture research priority and funds development of control methods.
  • Agricultural researchers, crop farmers, and beekeepers are affected by expanded USDA research funding.
  • The bill reauthorizes USDA grants through fiscal year 2030 for pest and pollinator research.

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  1. 01

    How would increased federal funding for spotted lanternfly research change pest management options available to farmers compared to current methods?

  2. 02

    Which agricultural regions or crop types stand to benefit most from this research investment, and are there trade-offs for other agricultural priorities?

  3. 03

    What evidence exists that current spotted lanternfly control methods are insufficient, and why is federal coordination necessary rather than state-level responses?

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Sponsor · D-NY-25

Joseph D. Morelle

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-07-23 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

  2. 2025-07-23 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-07-23 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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