H.R. 2084House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

Smoke Exposure Research Act of 2025

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The Smoke Exposure Research Act of 2025 directs the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service to conduct comprehensive research on how wildfire smoke impacts wine grapes. It aims to identify harmful smoke compounds, create reliable testing methods, build a background data set, and develop tools and protective measures to mitigate smoke damage. The effort will involve collaboration with universities in California, Oregon, and Washington and is funded with $6.5 million annually for five years.

Key Provisions

The USDA’s Agricultural Research Service must study how wildfire smoke affects wine grapes, including identifying the smoke‑derived chemicals that get into the grapes.
It must create standard, fast and low‑cost ways to sample and test both the grapes and the resulting wines for those chemicals.
A database of natural background levels of these compounds in grapes must be built, and tools for assessing risk and reducing smoke damage must be developed.
Research will also explore substances that could act as a protective barrier on grapes against smoke.
The work will be coordinated with land‑grant colleges and universities in California, Oregon, and Washington that already study smoke effects on viticulture.
The program is funded at $6.5 million per year for fiscal years 2026‑2030.

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

Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee

April 4, 2025

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Introduced in House

March 11, 2025

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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Agriculture Committee

March 11, 2025

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

Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee

April 4, 2025

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Introduced in HouseIssued March 11, 2025

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 2084

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 11, 2025

Mr. Thompson of California (for himself and Mr. LaMalfa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

A BILL

To require the Agricultural Research Service to conduct research relating to the exposure of wine grapes to wildfire smoke, and for other purposes.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Smoke Exposure Research Act of 2025.

Wildfire smoke exposure research on wine grapes

(a)

Research

(1)

In general

The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Agricultural Research Service, shall—

(A)

conduct research—

(i)

to identify the compounds responsible for smoke exposure; and

(ii)

to establish standard methodologies for sampling and testing smoke-exposed wine grapes and smoke-affected wines, including fast and inexpensive screening methods;

(B)

establish a reliable database of background levels of smoke exposure compounds that occur naturally in wine grapes;

(C)

develop risk assessment tools or mitigation methods to reduce or eliminate smoke exposure; and

(D)

study compounds that can act as a barrier between wine grapes and smoke compounds.

(2)

Coordination

The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Agricultural Research Service, shall carry out paragraph (1) in coordination with land-grant colleges and universities (as defined in section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)) located in the States of California, Oregon, and Washington that have conducted research on the effects of smoke exposure on viticulture and enology operations and practices.

(b)

Authorization of appropriations

There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $6,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030, to remain available until expended.