Preventing Lethal Agricultural and National Threats (PLANT) Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4014 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4014 To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish criminal penalties for the reckless importation or handling of dangerous agricultural pathogens. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 13, 2025 Mr. Nunn of Iowa (for himself and Mr. Riley of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish criminal penalties for the reckless importation or handling of dangerous agricultural pathogens. 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 ``Preventing Lethal Agricultural and National Threats (PLANT) Act''. SEC. 2. RECKLESS IMPORTATION OF DANGEROUS AGRICULTURAL PATHOGENS. Title 18 U.S.C. is amended by inserting after section 175b the following: ``Sec. 175c. Reckless…