H.R. 1455 · 118th Congress
Plantain and Banana Plant Health Initiative Act
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This bill establishes a research and extension grant program for a plantain and banana plant health initiative.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 8, 2023
Plantain and Banana Plant Health Initiative Act
This bill establishes a research and extension grant program for a plantain and banana plant health initiative.
Specifically, the bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture to provide competitive grants for
- studying potential resistance and tolerance to nonnative diseases and insect pests;
- increasing research for treatment of pests that affect plantains and bananas;
- conducting field studies to evaluate plantain and banana cultivars with enhanced resistance to diseases and pests, and adaptability to tropical soils;
- educating growers on best practices to promote safe production of plantains and bananas; and
- establishing area-wide integrated pest management programs in areas affected by, or at risk of being affected by, specified pests.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Plantain and Banana Plant Health Initiative Act
Latest action (Apr 4, 2023): Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Policy area: Agriculture and Food · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 8, 2023
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.