Plant Biostimulant Act of 2023

United States118th CongressS-802Senate
Updated: Mar 15, 2023

Summary

Plant Biostimulant Act of 2023 This bill excludes plant biostimulants (i.e., a substance, micro-organism, or mixture thereof that supports a plant's natural processes independently of the biostimulant's nutrient content) from regulation under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. The bill also requires the Department of Agriculture to study the types of plant biostimulants and practices of plant biostimulant use that best achieve certain results, such as increasing organic matter content.

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HR-1472: Plant Biostimulant Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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