HR 4708 · in committee · niche
Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act
- economy
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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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would increased federal funding for spotted lanternfly research change pest management options available to farmers compared to current methods?
- 02
Which agricultural regions or crop types stand to benefit most from this research investment, and are there trade-offs for other agricultural priorities?
- 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
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
40/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-07-23
Joining the bill

Raja Krishnamoorthi
D-IL-8 · original

Stephen F. Lynch
D-MA-8 · original

Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.
R-PA-8 · original

Mike Kelly
R-PA-16 · original

Chrissy Houlahan
D-PA-6 · original

Madeleine Dean
D-PA-4 · original

Dwight Evans
D-PA-3 · original

Adriano Espaillat
D-NY-13 · original

Brian K. Fitzpatrick
R-PA-1 · original

Christopher R. Deluzio
D-PA-17 · original

Jim Costa
D-CA-21 · original

Michael Lawler
R-NY-17 · original
+ 28 more
Legislative timeline
2025-07-23 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
2025-07-23 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-07-23 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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