H.R. 1426: Floriculture and Nursery Plant Health Initiative Act of 2023

118th Congress · introduced 2023-03-07 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.

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Where it came from: introduced 2023-03-07 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Floriculture and Nursery Plant Health Initiative Act of 2023

Plain summary

Floriculture and Nursery Plant Health Initiative Act of 202 3 This bill establishes a research and extension grant program for a floriculture and nursery plant health initiative. Specifically, the bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture to provide competitive grants for developing and disseminating science-based tools and treatments to combat plant pests and pathogens that impact floriculture and nursery crops; establishing area-wide integrated pest management programs in areas affected by, or areas at risk of being affected by, invasive plant pests or pathogens; surveying and collecting data on the production of, health of, and markets for floriculture and nursery crops; investigating the biology, genomics, and production systems of floriculture and nursery crops; and conducting research on various factors that may contribute to (or be associated with) resilient floriculture and nursery crop systems, and combatting other serious threats to floriculture and nursery crops.

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Floriculture and Nursery Plant Health Initiative Act of 2023

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Sponsor: Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] · 1 cosponsors

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Ed Case (D-HI)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] reported raising $985,930 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (2)

Ballot initiative: A proposed law or constitutional amendment that citizens place on the ballot by gathering enough voter signatures, so voters decide it directly. About half the states allow some form of it.
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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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hr1426.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hr>

Record fed-us-cong118-hr1426 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118