Smoke Exposure Research Act of 2025
Introduced Mar 11, 2025 by Rep. Mike Thompson
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This bill directs the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to conduct research relating to smoke exposure and wine grapes. This research must be done in coordination with land-grant colleges and universities that are located in California, Oregon, and Washington and have researched the effects of smoke exposure on viticulture and enology operations and practices.
Specifically, ARS must
conduct research to identify the compounds responsible for smoke exposure,
conduct research to establish standard methodologies for sampling and testing smoke-exposed wine grapes and smoke-affected wines,
Read the full summary on Congress.govSummary by the Congressional Research Service.
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