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Congress·Passed House·about 1 year ago

Nutria Control: Extending Invasive Species Management

Also known as: Nutria Eradication and Control Reauthorization Act of 2025

Legislative Progress

✓ Filed
✓ Review
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Senate
President

Key Points

  • Congress is moving to extend a program that helps states manage and remove nutria, which are large, invasive rodents that cause significant damage to wetlands and marshes.
  • The plan would keep the program running for five more years, moving the expiration date from 2025 to 2030 to ensure ongoing efforts are not interrupted.
  • Nutria are a major concern because they destroy the roots of plants that hold soil together, which can lead to severe land loss, damage to riverbanks, and increased flooding risks.
  • This bill allows the government to continue providing support and funding to states struggling with these animals, helping to protect local ecosystems and public infrastructure.

Milestones

3 milestones11 actions
Feb 5, 2025Senate

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Feb 4, 2025House

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Feb 4, 2025House

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 361 - 56 (Roll no. 29). (text: CR H449)

Feb 4, 2025

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 361 - 56 (Roll no. 29). (text: CR H449)

Feb 4, 2025House

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H451-452)

Vote Results

1 vote
HousePassedProceduralFeb 4, 2025

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

361
56
Democrat
205 – 0 · 10
Republican
156 – 56 · 6
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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Nutria Eradication and Control Reauthorization Act of 2025

Bill NumberHR 776
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Sponsor

Cosponsors

(3)
D: 2R: 1

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