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Stop the SWARM Act of 2025
A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to submit a report on New World screwworm readiness and response.
- Introduced
- Committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
Summary
Stop the Screwworms With Active Readiness and Mitigation Act of 2025 or the Stop the SWARM Act of 2025
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to submit a report to Congress on the New World Screwworm (NWS) domestic readiness and response initiative of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
NWS is a species of parasitic fly. The flies lay eggs in open wounds and body openings of warm-blooded animals (e.g., livestock, pets, and wildlife) and people. The eggs hatch into parasitic maggots that burrow into and feed on living tissue or flesh.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Actions
- Jul 30, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Jul 30, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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