Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2025
Introduced Jan 13, 2025 by Rep. Jill N. Tokuda
The House passed it. The Senate has to pass it before it can reach the President.
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.
Read the full summary on Congress.govSummary by the Congressional Research Service.
- Jan 24, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Jan 23, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jan 23, 2025On 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, 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, 2025Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H346)
- 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 21, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 375.
- Jan 21, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H248-250)
- Jan 21, 2025Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- 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.
- Jan 13, 2025Introduced in House