Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2025
Latest action · Jan 24, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 13, 2025
- Passed HouseJan 23, 2025
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2025
This bill establishes requirements to research and control Rapid Ohia Death, which is the disease caused by the fungal pathogen known as Ceratocystis fimbriata that affects the tree of the species Metrosideros polymorpha.
Specifically, the Department of the Interior must partner with the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Hawaii to control and address Rapid Ohia Death.
In addition, the U.S. Geological Survey and the Forest Service Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry must continue to research Rapid Ohia Death vectors and transmission.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must continue to partner with USDA, Hawaii, and local stakeholders to manage ungulates (e.g., certain mammals such as deer) in Rapid Ohia Death control areas on federal, state, and private land, with the consent of private landowners.
Finally, the Forest Service must provide (1) financial assistance to prevent the spread of the fungus and to restore the native forests of Hawaii, and (2) staff and necessary infrastructure funding to the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry to research the fungus.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 24 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed359–62 | Jan 23, 2025 |
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 13, 2025.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-HI | Ed Case | Original | Jan 13, 2025 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jan 13, 2025 |
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Jan 13, 2025 |
| Senate | Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee | Referred Jan 24, 2025 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 24, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Jan 23, 2025Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H346)
- Jan 23, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 359 - 62 (Roll no. 24). (text: 1/21/2025 CR H248)
- Jan 23, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jan 21, 2025Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jan 21, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H248-250)
- Jan 21, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 375.
- Jan 21, 2025At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Jan 13, 2025Introduced in House
- Jan 13, 2025Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Recorded votes H346enact | — | Jan 23, 2025 |
| House | Debate and remarks H248–H250Text printed H248 | Bruce Westerman R-AR, Jared Huffman D-CA, Jill N. Tokuda D-HI | Jan 21, 2025 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 6, January 13, 2025, page H112.
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Secretary of the Interior to partner and collaborate with the Secretary of Agriculture and the State of Hawaii to address Rapid Ohia Death, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2025
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2025
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2025
- Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
- To require the Secretary of the Interior to partner and collaborate with the Secretary of Agriculture and the State of Hawaii to address Rapid Ohia Death, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 24, 2025Referred in Senate
- Jan 23, 2025Engrossed in House
- Jan 13, 2025Introduced in House
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