S. 4650

Summary

S. 4650, the Improving Pest and Disease Preparedness for Specialty Crops Act, was introduced in the Senate on Jun 2, 2026 by Sen. Adam Schiff (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry, and last saw action on Jun 2, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Record

Text

S. 4650 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 S4650 IS: Improving Pest and Disease Preparedness for Specialty Crops Act
 U.S. Senate
 2026-06-02
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 4650  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   June 2, 2026   Mr. Schiff  introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry    A BILL
To amend the Plant Protection Act to improve plant pest and disease preparedness for specialty crops.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Improving Pest and Disease Preparedness for Specialty Crops Act  .
2.
Plant pest and disease management and disaster prevention
Section 420 of the Plant Protection Act ( 7 U.S.C. 7721 ) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following:
(8)
Priority
In using funds made available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall prioritize cooperative agreements under this subsection to carry out activities under this subsection in high-risk States.
 ;
(2)
in subsection (f)—
(A)
in paragraph (6), by striking  and  at the end;
(B)
in paragraph (7), by striking  and each fiscal year thereafter.  and inserting  ; and ; and
(C)
by adding at the end the following:
(8)
$150,000,000 for fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter.
 ; and
(3)
in subsection (g), by striking  $5,000,000  and inserting  $12,000,000 .

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A bill to amend the Plant Protection Act to improve plant pest and disease preparedness for specialty crops.

Sponsors

Sen. Adam Schiff (D) sponsors S. 4650, and 1 member has co-sponsored it.

Adam Schiff

Sen. · D–CA · Sponsor

Introduced Jun 2, 2026

Elissa Slotkin

Sen. · D–MI · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 11, 2026

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Committees

S. 4650 went before 1 committee: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Referred To · Jun 2, 2026 · 334 Bills

Actions

S. 4650 has taken 2 actions since Jun 2, 2026.

Votes

S. 4650 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 4650 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Improving Pest and Disease Preparedness for Specialty Crops Act — Display Title
• Improving Pest and Disease Preparedness for Specialty Crops Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• A bill to amend the Plant Protection Act to improve plant pest and disease preparedness for specialty crops. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 10 registered lobbyists who named S. 4650 in 1 quarterly filing, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Defense, Education, Health Issues, Immigration, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs, Science/Technology.

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 4650 under Agriculture and Food, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

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