CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Joseph Morelle (D-NY)

Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act

H.R. 4708 · House bill Agriculture and Food

A Democratic bill with 16 Republican cosponsors · See all 40 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, titled the "Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act," seeks to amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990. It aims to include spotted lanternfly control as a high-priority research and extension initiative. Specifically, it would allow for research and extension grants to develop and share tools and treatments to fight the Spotted Lanternfly. Additionally, the bill updates certain dates within the existing Act from 2023 to 2030.

Yes· 3 of 6

  • Scored +5

    Would farmers be better off under this?

    The bill prioritizes research and extension to provide farmers with treatments to combat the spotted lanternfly.

  • Scored +5

    Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?

    The bill funds research and extension to develop tools and treatments to combat the invasive spotted lanternfly.

  • Scored +4

    Would people in rural areas be better off under this?

    The bill provides resources to manage invasive species that threaten rural agricultural landscapes.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.