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Eugene Vindman (D-VA)

If You See It, Squish It Act of 2025

H.R. 5614 · House bill Agriculture and Food

A Democratic bill with 6 Republican cosponsors · See all 20 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 directs the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a national awareness campaign regarding spotted lanternflies. The campaign aims to increase public knowledge about these insects. Under this act, the Secretary is tasked with providing specific information through various media. This includes public service announcements on television, radio, and billboards. The campaign focuses on areas where these pests are frequently found. Finally, the bill encourages citizens to kill any spotted lanternflies they encounter.

Yes· 3 of 4

  • Scored +5

    Would farmers be better off under this?

    The awareness campaign directly aims to protect agriculture by teaching the public to kill invasive lanternflies.

  • Scored +3

    Would business owners be better off under this?

    The bill provides defensive measures to protect agricultural business interests from invasive pests.

  • Scored +3

    Does this make it easier to run a small business?

    The bill aims to protect local agriculture from the threat posed by invasive spotted lanternflies.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.