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  • H.R. 7798 aims to change the Plant Protection Act by creating a fund specifically for research and efforts to manage the spotted wing drosophila, an invasive pest from East Asia affecting fruit crops in the U.S. The bill acknowledges significant crop damage and financial losses caused by this...

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    H.R. 7798 is a bill that wants to set up a special money pot to study and find ways to deal with a tiny bug from Asia that is eating fruit like berries and cherries in the U.S., promising to give $6,500,000 each year for five years to fix this problem.