Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act

Bill: 119-hr-4708
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
Introduced: 2025-07-23
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Latest action: action_date: 2025-07-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-07-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act</strong></p><p>This bill includes combatting the spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) as a Department of Agriculture (USDA) high-priority research and extension area and reauthorizes other USDA research and extension initiatives.</p><p>The bill specifically allows grants for developing and disseminating research-based tools and treatments to combat the spotted lanternfly, which is an invasive species native to Asia that feeds on a wide range of crops and plants (e.g., grapes, apples, hops, walnuts, and hardwood trees).</p><p>Further, the bill reauthorizes USDA grants to support competitive specialized research and extension activities, including high-priority areas, through FY2030.&nbsp;The bill also specifically reauthorizes through&nbsp;FY2030</p><ul><li>the Pulse Crop Health Initiative;</li><li>the Comprehensive Food Safety Training Network;</li><li>pollinator protection research and extension grants;</li><li>increased USDA capacity and infrastructure to address and conduct research on colony collapse disorder and other pollinator issues; and</li><li>a USDA-conducted nationwide honey bee pest, pathogen, health, and population status surveillance program.</li></ul>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4708 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 23, 2025 Mr. Morelle (for himself, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania , Ms. Houlahan , Mr. Langworthy , Mr. Ryan , Ms. Tenney , Ms. Tlaib , Ms. McBride , Ms. Malliotakis , Mr. Bresnahan , Mr. Thompson of California , Mr. Valadao , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mr. Smith of New Jersey , Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania , Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania , Ms. Meng , Mr. Espaillat , Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania , Mr. Lawler , Mr. Meuser , Ms. Sherrill , Ms. Scanlon , Mr. Deluzio , Mr. Krishnamoorthi , Mr. Raskin , Mr. Lynch , and Mr. Costa ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to include spotted lanternfly control research and development as high-priority research and extension initiative, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act . 2. Including spotted lanternfly control research and development as high-priority research and extension initiative Section 1672(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 5925(d) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (21) Spotted lanternfly control Research and extension grants may be made under this section for the purposes of developing and disseminating research-based tools and treatments to combat the Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula). . 3. Reauthorization of high-priority research and extension initiatives Section 1672 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 5925 ) is amended in each of subsections (e)(5), (f)(5), (g)(1)(B), (g)(2)(B), (g)(3), and (h) by striking 2023 and inserting 2030 .