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H.R. 3509: CITRUS Act

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H.R. 3509: CITRUS Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-07-27 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-07-27 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

CITRUS Act

Plain summary

Citrus Investment in Treatment and Research for U.S. Sustainability Act or the CITRUS Act This bill amends several agricultural laws to authorize various Department of Agriculture (USDA) citrus programs. The bill reauthorizes through FY2023: (1) the Emergency Citrus Disease Research and Extension Program, (2) the Citrus Health Response Program, and (3) the Huanglongbing Multi-Agency Coordination Group. (Huanglongbing, also known as citrus greening, is a disease that damages citrus trees and reduces citrus production. It is primarily spread through insects known as Asian citrus psyllids.) The bill extends the termination date for USDA's Citrus Disease Subcommittee from September 30, 2018, until the subcommittee determines that Huanglongbing and the Asian citrus psyllid no longer pose a threat to U.S. citrus production. The bill modifies the Tree Assistance Program to allow citrus producers to: (1) receive additional assistance under the program, and (2) have higher adjusted gross incomes while receiving benefits under the program. (The program provides financial assistance to qualifying orchardists and nursery tree growers to replant or rehabilitate eligible trees, bushes, and vines damaged by natural disasters, including disease.)

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

CITRUS Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17] · 9 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

David G. Valadao (R-CA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Darren Soto (D-FL), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Mark Takano (D-CA)

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Authorization
A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr3509 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115