Smoke Exposure Research Act

Bill: 119-s-1042
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
Introduced: 2025-03-13
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Latest action: action_date: 2025-03-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1745)

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-03-13
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Smoke Exposure Research Act of 2025</strong></p><p>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.</p><p>Specifically, ARS must</p><ul><li>conduct research to identify the compounds responsible for smoke taint,</li><li>conduct research to establish standard methodologies for sampling and testing smoke-exposed wine grapes and smoke-affected wines,</li><li>establish a reliable database of background levels of smoke taint compounds that occur naturally in wine grapes,</li><li>develop risk assessment tools or mitigation methods to reduce or eliminate smoke taint, and</li><li>study compounds that can act as a barrier between wine grapes and smoke compounds.</li></ul>

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1042 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 13, 2025 Mr. Padilla (for himself and Mr. Merkley ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To require the Agricultural Research Service to conduct research relating to wildfire smoke exposure on wine grapes, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Smoke Exposure Research Act . 2. Wildfire smoke exposure research on wine grapes (a) Research (1) In general The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Agricultural Research Service, shall— (A) conduct research— (i) to identify the compounds responsible for smoke taint; and (ii) to establish standard methodologies for sampling and testing smoke-exposed wine grapes and smoke-affected wines, including fast and inexpensive screening methods; (B) establish a reliable database of background levels of smoke taint compounds that occur naturally in wine grapes; (C) develop risk assessment tools or mitigation methods to reduce or eliminate smoke taint; and (D) study compounds that can act as a barrier between wine grapes and smoke compounds. (2) Coordination The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Agricultural Research Service, shall carry out paragraph (1) in coordination with land-grant colleges and universities (as defined in section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3103 )) located in the States of California, Oregon, and Washington that have conducted research on the effects of smoke exposure on viticulture and enology operations and practices. (b) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $6,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030, to remain available until expended.