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Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act 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. 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). Further, the bill reauthorizes USDA grants to support competitive specialized research and extension activities, including high-priority areas, through FY2030. The bill also specifically reauthorizes through FY2030 the Pulse Crop Health Initiative; the Comprehensive Food Safety Training Network; pollinator protection research and extension grants; increased USDA capacity and infrastructure to address and conduct research on colony collapse disorder and other pollinator issues; and a USDA-conducted nationwide honey bee pest, pathogen, health, and population status surveillance program.
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2026 · third_quarter · Agriculture
Issues relating to the Comprehensive Pest Prevention Program Analysis Project (C3PA), including findings and recommendations concerning Californias agricultural pest prevention infrastructure, program capacity, and funding needs. Focus on strengthening federal support and investment in state and local pest prevention, detection, exclusion, and response programs to safeguard California agriculture. Issues relating to USDA support and federal resources to mitigate the spread of glassy-winged sharpshooter, a vector of Pierces disease, resulting from 2-state, interstate nursery shipments containing various life stages of the pest. Focus on federal and state response coordination, funding availability, and measures to strengthen nursery stock safeguards. Issues relating to USDA-APHIS Plant Protection Act (PPA) Section 7721 funding opportunities and development of a proposed Clean Nursery Stock Pathway initiative to strengthen nursery pest prevention, certification, traceability, surveillance, and response capabilities. Remaining FY 2026 unsequestered funds from PPA Section 7721 Rapid Response were committed to fruit fly eradication efforts in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands and pasture mealybug response activities. Issues relating to USDA-APHIS-PPQ implementation of the Plant Protection Act (PPA) Section 7721 Plant Pest and Disease Management and Disaster Prevention Program for FY 2027, including review panel participation, evaluation of project proposals, funding priorities, and opportunities to strengthen federal-state cooperation in plant pest prevention, detection, and response activities. Support S. 5526, Agricultural Act of 2026 Section 12105, authorizing additional training facilities and cooperative agreements for USDA agricultural detector-dog teams. Focus on expanding training capacity, improving access to detector-dog training for state agricultural agencies, and securing federal resources to strengthen agricultural pest detection and prevention programs. Issues relating to S. 5526, the Agricultural Act of 2026, and proposed amendments concerning federal pesticide regulation and state preemption. Support H.R. 7567 Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, Section 12003, authorizing additional training facilities and cooperative agreements for the USDA National Detector Dog Training Center. Focus on expanding agricultural detector-dog training capacity, establishing regional training opportunities, improving access for state and local agricultural agencies, and strengthening federal-state cooperation in agricultural pest detection and prevention. Issues relating to the proposed U.S. Forest Service reorganization and its potential impacts on California national forest management, invasive-species prevention, hazardous-fuels reduction, and federal-state cooperative programs. Issues relating to USDA-APHIS Plant Protection Act (PPA) Section 7721 funding for citrus research proposals previously reviewed and declined by other research funding organizations. Focus included project evaluation criteria, funding priorities, and the appropriate use of federal pest prevention and management funds to support research activities. Issues relating to H.R. 9976, legislation to amend the Plant Protection Act to establish a fund for spotted wing drosophila research and mitigation, and H.R. 4708, the Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act. USDA-APHIS progress toward approval of Dryinus sinicus, a parasitic wasp being evaluated as a biological control agent for spotted lanternfly, including ongoing assessments of potential impacts on native species. Issues relating to annual costs of USDA-APHIS-PPQ Agricultural Detector Dog Teams including procurement, training, care, kenneling, maintenance, supplies, Veterinarian, Handler (S&E).
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Agriculture
H.R.3174, S.1238, Invasive Species Prevention and Forest Restoration Act, Issues pertaining to re-introduction, all provisions. H.R.4708, Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act, Issues pertaining to re-introduction, all provisions. S.3810, SWAT Act of 2026, Issues pertaining to re-introduction, all provisions. H.R.7567, Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, Issues pertaining to research, education and Extension, education.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · first_quarter · Agriculture
Worked on efforts to support passage of "farm bill 2.0". Supported efforts for bridge payments/economic assistance. Worked on ensuring USDA released the $10 billion in economic assistance and $20.8 billion in disaster relief assistance from H.R.10545 (FY25 December 2024 CR). Informed Congressional delegation, White House Office of Public Liaison, and USDA of PFB's 2025 priorities (animal health, dairy, energy, environment/regulatory reform, farm bill (including Prop 12), labor, transportation, and wildlife). Supported compensation programs for animal health diseases impacting livestock and poultry such as HPAI. Advocated for science-based research when making decisions in the MAHA space. Monitored S.98, the Agriculture Innovation Act, which aims to improve USDA data collection and research on conservation practices to better inform farmers about which practices reduce risk and increase profitability, enhance crop yields, and improve soil health. Promoted our recommendations for the State FSA Committee. SUPPORTED THE FOLLOWING BILLS: - H.R. 7567 otherwise known as "farm bill 2.0" - H.R. 4708, the Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act, which would make competitive grants available for research projects related to the mitigation of the Spotted Lanternfly. - S.581/H.R.295, the Fair Milk Pricing for Farmers Act, which would mandate cost and yield surveying of processors to participate in the NDPSR survey every two years. - S.741/H.R.1613, the Protecting Mushroom Farmers Act, which would require a USDA study on providing crop insurance for mushroom farmers. - S.1073/H.R.2117, the Crop Insurance for Future Farmers Act, which would help our next generation of farmers by aligning the definition of Beginning Farmers to match that of other USDA programs - 10 crop years or less instead of the status quo of 5 crop years or less. - S.156/H.R.575, the Increased TSP Access Act, which would help streamline the technical service provider (TSP) certification at NRCS and leverage the programs and technical expertise of NRCS to make conservation programs available to more farmers and on more land. - S.29 / H.R.139, the Sunshine Protection Act, which would make daylight savings time permanent. - S.469/H.R.1131, the Farmers First Act, which would reauthorize and increase funding for the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) to $15 million annually for five years. - S.420/H.R.985, the Dairy Business Innovation Act, which would increase the Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives (DBII) program's funding from the current $20 million to $36 million. - H.R.4782, the Local Farmers Feeding Our Communities Act, which would allow states, through USDA, to establish cooperative agreements connecting local farmers and producers with local food distribution organizations. - S.1693/H.R.3283, the Federal Agriculture Risk Management Enhancement and Resilience (FARMER) Act, which would strengthen the agricultural safety net by increasing premium support for higher levels of crop insurance coverage, making it more affordable, and by allowing farmers to participate in both enhanced crop insurance and other commodity programs like Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC).
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · first_quarter · Agriculture
Worked on efforts to support passage of "farm bill 2.0". Supported efforts for bridge payments/economic assistance. Worked on ensuring USDA released the $10 billion in economic assistance and $20.8 billion in disaster relief assistance from H.R.10545 (FY25 December 2024 CR). Informed Congressional delegation, White House Office of Public Liaison, and USDA of PFB's 2025 priorities (animal health, dairy, energy, environment/regulatory reform, farm bill (including Prop 12), labor, transportation, and wildlife). Supported compensation programs for animal health diseases impacting livestock and poultry such as HPAI. Advocated for science-based research when making decisions in the MAHA space. Monitored S.98, the Agriculture Innovation Act, which aims to improve USDA data collection and research on conservation practices to better inform farmers about which practices reduce risk and increase profitability, enhance crop yields, and improve soil health. Promoted our recommendations for the State FSA Committee. SUPPORTED THE FOLLOWING BILLS: - H.R. 7567 otherwise known as "farm bill 2.0" - H.R. 4708, the Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act, which would make competitive grants available for research projects related to the mitigation of the Spotted Lanternfly. - S.581/H.R.295, the Fair Milk Pricing for Farmers Act, which would mandate cost and yield surveying of processors to participate in the NDPSR survey every two years. - S.741/H.R.1613, the Protecting Mushroom Farmers Act, which would require a USDA study on providing crop insurance for mushroom farmers. - S.1073/H.R.2117, the Crop Insurance for Future Farmers Act, which would help our next generation of farmers by aligning the definition of Beginning Farmers to match that of other USDA programs - 10 crop years or less instead of the status quo of 5 crop years or less. - S.156/H.R.575, the Increased TSP Access Act, which would help streamline the technical service provider (TSP) certification at NRCS and leverage the programs and technical expertise of NRCS to make conservation programs available to more farmers and on more land. - S.29 / H.R.139, the Sunshine Protection Act, which would make daylight savings time permanent. - S.469/H.R.1131, the Farmers First Act, which would reauthorize and increase funding for the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) to $15 million annually for five years. - S.420/H.R.985, the Dairy Business Innovation Act, which would increase the Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives (DBII) program's funding from the current $20 million to $36 million. - H.R.4782, the Local Farmers Feeding Our Communities Act, which would allow states, through USDA, to establish cooperative agreements connecting local farmers and producers with local food distribution organizations. ' - S.1693/H.R.3283, the Federal Agriculture Risk Management Enhancement and Resilience (FARMER) Act, which would strengthen the agricultural safety net by increasing premium support for higher levels of crop insurance coverage, making it more affordable, and by allowing farmers to participate in both enhanced crop insurance and other commodity programs like Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC).
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · fourth_quarter · Agriculture
Supported efforts for bridge payments/economic assistance. Worked on efforts to support introduction and passage of "farm bill 2.0". Worked on ensuring USDA released the $10 billion in economic assistance and $20.8 billion in disaster relief assistance from H.R.10545 (FY25 December 2024 CR). Informed Congressional delegation, White House Office of Public Liaison, and USDA of PFB's 2025 priorities (animal health, dairy, energy, environment/regulatory reform, farm bill (including Prop 12), labor, transportation, and wildlife). Supported compensation programs for animal health diseases impacting livestock and poultry such as HPAI. Advocated for science-based research when making decisions in the MAHA space. Monitored S.98, the Agriculture Innovation Act, which aims to improve USDA data collection and research on conservation practices to better inform farmers about which practices reduce risk and increase profitability, enhance crop yields, and improve soil health. Promoted our recommendations for the State FSA Committee. SUPPORTED THE FOLLOWING BILLS: - H.R. 4708, the Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act, which would make competitive grants available for research projects related to the mitigation of the Spotted Lanternfly. - S.581/H.R.295, the Fair Milk Pricing for Farmers Act, which would mandate cost and yield surveying of processors to participate in the NDPSR survey every two years. - S.741/H.R.1613, the Protecting Mushroom Farmers Act, which would require a USDA study on providing crop insurance for mushroom farmers. - S.1073/H.R.2117, the Crop Insurance for Future Farmers Act, which would help our next generation of farmers by aligning the definition of Beginning Farmers to match that of other USDA programs - 10 crop years or less instead of the status quo of 5 crop years or less. - S.156/H.R.575, the Increased TSP Access Act, which would help streamline the technical service provider (TSP) certification at NRCS and leverage the programs and technical expertise of NRCS to make conservation programs available to more farmers and on more land. - S.29 / H.R.139, the Sunshine Protection Act, which would make daylight savings time permanent. - S.469/H.R.1131, the Farmers First Act, which would reauthorize and increase funding for the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) to $15 million annually for five years. - S.420/H.R.985, the Dairy Business Innovation Act, which would increase the Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives (DBII) program's funding from the current $20 million to $36 million. - H.R.4782, the Local Farmers Feeding Our Communities Act, which would allow states, through USDA, to establish cooperative agreements connecting local farmers and producers with local food distribution organizations. ' - S.1693/H.R.3283, the Federal Agriculture Risk Management Enhancement and Resilience (FARMER) Act, which would strengthen the agricultural safety net by increasing premium support for higher levels of crop insurance coverage, making it more affordable, and by allowing farmers to participate in both enhanced crop insurance and other commodity programs like Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC).
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · third_quarter · Agriculture
Worked on efforts to support introduction and passage of "farm bill 2.0". Worked on ensuring USDA released the $10 billion in economic assistance and $20.8 billion in disaster relief assistance from H.R.10545 (FY25 December 2024 CR). Informed Congressional delegation, White House Office of Public Liaison, and USDA of PFB's 2025 priorities (animal health, dairy, energy, environment/regulatory reform, farm bill (including Prop 12), labor, transportation, and wildlife). Supported compensation programs for animal health diseases impacting livestock and poultry such as HPAI. Advocated for science-based research when making decisions in the MAHA space. Monitored S.98, the Agriculture Innovation Act, which aims to improve USDA data collection and research on conservation practices to better inform farmers about which practices reduce risk and increase profitability, enhance crop yields, and improve soil health. Promoted our recommendations for the State FSA Committee. SUPPORTED THE FOLLOWING BILLS: - H.R. 4708, the Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act, which would make competitive grants available for research projects related to the mitigation of the Spotted Lanternfly. - S.581/H.R.295, the Fair Milk Pricing for Farmers Act, which would mandate cost and yield surveying of processors to participate in the NDPSR survey every two years. - S.741/H.R.1613, the Protecting Mushroom Farmers Act, which would require a USDA study on providing crop insurance for mushroom farmers. - S.1073/H.R.2117, the Crop Insurance for Future Farmers Act, which would help our next generation of farmers by aligning the definition of Beginning Farmers to match that of other USDA programs - 10 crop years or less instead of the status quo of 5 crop years or less. - S.156/H.R.575, the Increased TSP Access Act, which would help streamline the technical service provider (TSP) certification at NRCS and leverage the programs and technical expertise of NRCS to make conservation programs available to more farmers and on more land. - S.29 / H.R.139, the Sunshine Protection Act, which would make daylight savings time permanent. - S.469/H.R.1131, the Farmers First Act, which would reauthorize and increase funding for the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) to $15 million annually for five years. - S.420/H.R.985, the Dairy Business Innovation Act, which would increase the Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives (DBII) program's funding from the current $20 million to $36 million. - H.R.4782, the Local Farmers Feeding Our Communities Act, which would allow states, through USDA, to establish cooperative agreements connecting local farmers and producers with local food distribution organizations. ' - S.1693/H.R.3283, the Federal Agriculture Risk Management Enhancement and Resilience (FARMER) Act, which would strengthen the agricultural safety net by increasing premium support for higher levels of crop insurance coverage, making it more affordable, and by allowing farmers to participate in both enhanced crop insurance and other commodity programs like Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC). OPPOSED THE FOLLOWING: - Amendment 2527 (Grassley) during the OBBBA debate, which would have weakened farmers' safety nets.
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| Chrissy Houlahan | Democratic | PA |
| Christopher H. Smith | Republican | NJ |
| Christopher R. Deluzio | Democratic | PA |
| Claudia Tenney | Republican | NY |
| Daniel Meuser | Republican | PA |
| David G. Valadao | Republican | CA |
| Debbie Dingell | Democratic | MI |
| Dwight Evans | Democratic | PA |
| Elise M. Stefanik | Republican | NY |
| Gabe Amo | Democratic | RI |
| Grace Meng | Democratic | NY |
| Jamie Raskin | Democratic | MD |
| Jefferson Van Drew | Republican | NJ |
| Jim Costa | Democratic | CA |
| Josh Gottheimer | Democratic | NJ |
| Josh Riley | Democratic | NY |
| Madeleine Dean | Democratic | PA |
| Mary Gay Scanlon | Democratic | PA |
| Michael Lawler | Republican | NY |
| Mike Kelly | Republican | PA |
| Mike Thompson | Democratic | CA |
| Mikie Sherrill | Democratic | NJ |
| Nicholas A. Langworthy | Republican | NY |
| Nick LaLota | Republican | NY |
| Nicole Malliotakis | Republican | NY |
| Patrick Ryan | Democratic | NY |
| Raja Krishnamoorthi | Democratic | IL |
| Rashida Tlaib | Democratic | MI |
| Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. | Republican | PA |
| Ryan Mackenzie | Republican | PA |
| Sarah McBride | Democratic | DE |
| Shri Thanedar | Democratic | MI |
| Stephen F. Lynch | Democratic | MA |
| Suhas Subramanyam | Democratic | VA |
| Summer L. Lee | Democratic | PA |
| Thomas H. Kean, Jr. | Republican | NJ |
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE