Smoke Exposure Research Act of 2025
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Last progress March 11, 2025 (9 months ago)
Introduced on March 11, 2025 by Michael Thompson
House Votes
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Last progress March 11, 2025 (9 months ago)
Introduced on March 11, 2025 by Michael Thompson
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
This bill directs the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s research arm to study how wildfire smoke affects wine grapes and wine. It calls for finding the smoke compounds that cause problems, creating fast and inexpensive testing methods, building a database of normal background levels in grapes, and developing tools to judge risk and reduce damage. It also asks researchers to look for coatings or other barriers that can protect grapes from smoke. The work must be done with land‑grant universities in California, Oregon, and Washington that already study grape growing and winemaking in smoky conditions .
The bill authorizes $6.5 million per year for 2026 through 2030 for this research, with funds available until used.