[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5614 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5614
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out an awareness
campaign with respect to spotted lanternflies.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 26, 2025
Mr. Vindman (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lawler, Ms.
McDonald Rivet, Mr. Subramanyam, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Mr. Mannion)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Agriculture
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A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out an awareness
campaign with respect to spotted lanternflies.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``If You See It, Squish It Act of
2025''.
SEC. 2. SPOTTED LANTERNFLY AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture (in this section
referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall carry out a national campaign
to increase the awareness and knowledge of the public with respect to
spotted lanternflies.
(b) Required Activities.--In carrying out the national campaign
under this section, the Secretary shall--
(1) place public service announcements on television,
radio, and billboards in areas of high incidence of spotted
lanternflies that--
(A) inform individuals of the fact that spotted
lanternflies are an invasive pest that threaten local
agriculture; and
(B) encourage individuals to kill any spotted
lanternflies that such individuals encounter; and
(2) use such other awareness tools as the Secretary
determines appropriate to provide the information described in
paragraph (1).
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