The Senate adopted House Concurrent Resolution 13 urging federal agencies to take expedited steps to combat the reappearance of the New World screw worm and to support Texas livestock and public health.

Senator Perry introduced the resolution and reported that federal officials had pledged approximately $850,000,000 to rehabilitate or build a control facility in the Rio Grande Valley region; he said the facility work would include a site near Edinburg and referenced federal coordination with USDA, Texas A&M and other partners. Perry described the pest as “a dangerous parasite that threatens our livestock, wildlife, pets, and even people” and said the pest has been moving closer to the Texas border, noting it was “just 370 miles away” as of that summer.

The resolution, as read on the floor, asked the federal government and federal agencies to expedite control measures, including research partnerships and expedited approvals for treatments and pesticides. The Senate recorded the vote on the resolution as 27 ayes and no nays and adopted the resolution unanimously on the floor.

The resolution itself contains no binding regulatory requirements; it urges federal action and recognizes intergovernmental coordination. The Senate’s adoption records the body’s formal request for federal attention to the pest-control effort.