H.R. 4359 · 118th Congress
Smoke Exposure Research Act of 2023
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This bill directs the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to conduct research relating to smoke exposure and wine grapes.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jun 23, 2023
Smoke Exposure Research Act of 2023
This bill directs the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to conduct research relating to smoke exposure and wine grapes. This research must be done in coordination with land-grant colleges and universities that are located in California, Oregon, and Washington and have researched the effects of smoke exposure on viticulture and enology operations and practices.
Specifically, ARS must
- conduct research to identify the compounds responsible for smoke exposure,
- conduct research to establish standard methodologies for sampling and testing smoke-exposed wine grapes and smoke-affected wines,
- establish a reliable database of background levels of smoke exposure compounds that occur naturally in wine grapes,
- develop risk assessment tools or mitigation methods to reduce or eliminate smoke exposure, and
- study compounds that can act as a barrier between wine grapes and smoke compounds.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Smoke Exposure Research Act of 2023
Latest action (Aug 28, 2023): Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Policy area: Agriculture and Food · Origin: House · Introduced: Jun 23, 2023
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.