SWAT Act of 2026 has not moved since its introduction on Feb 9, 2026, with cosponsors from both parties
IntroducedFeb 9, 2026
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 79 words.
Spotted Wing Abatement Trust Act of 2026 or the SWAT Act of 2026 This bill directs the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to establish a fund for research relating to, and activities to mitigate the negative effects of, spotted wing drosophila. Spotted wing drosophila is an invasive species of insect from East Asia that has caused significant damage to unripe berry and stone fruit crops in the United States, including raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, peaches, plums, and cherries.
Context
- Committees
- Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
- Policy area
- Agriculture and Food: 14 of 2,036 bills became law, 113th–118th (0.7%)
- Sponsor
- 49 of 496 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in senate · 267 words
- Latest action
- Feb 9, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 119th H.R. 9976 SWAT Act of 2026 R · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]