HR 4219
Passed a chamber
Directs the Interior Department's Fish and Wildlife Service to set up invasive species strike teams that detect and respond to priority invasive species on and near National Wildlife Refuge System lands, authorizing $10,000,000 per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2033.
Official title: National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act of 2025
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
27-JUN-2025
Referred
27-JUN-2025
Approved by committee
22-JUL-2026
Reported
27-AUG-2026
On the calendar
27-AUG-2026
Passed
14-SEP-2026
Senate
Received
15-SEP-2026
- Requires the Interior Secretary to establish at least one invasive species strike team in each Fish and Wildlife Service region, trained in early detection and rapid response.
- Requires coordination with federal, state, Tribal, local, nonprofit, and private partners, and use of standardized invasive species reporting databases.
- Limits identification and response on adjacent non-refuge lands to cases requested by the landowner.
- Requires reports to Congress and the public two years and five years after enactment, and authorizes $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2033.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Reported to House" (27-AUG-2026); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 14-SEP-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Natural Resources Committee (House)
- Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee
- Environment and Public Works Committee (Senate)
Public Lands and Natural Resources
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1 Republican