Who it affects
- Federal wildlife and forestry agencies
- Hawaii’s state government
- Private landowners in disease control areas
- Local partners managing hoofed mammals
Passed the HouseEnvironmentScienceHawaii
Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2025
H.R. 375 · House bill · Introduced Jan. 13, 2025
The Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2025 would require federal agencies to research and control a fungal disease affecting Hawaii’s ohia trees.
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Where it stands
Passed the House 359 to 62 on Jan. 23.
How South Carolina voted
Lobbying and money
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What it would do
- The Interior Department must work with the Agriculture Department and Hawaii to control Rapid Ohia Death.
- The Geological Survey and Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry must continue studying how the disease spreads.
- The Fish and Wildlife Service must continue working with partners to manage hoofed mammals in disease control areas.
- This animal management covers federal, state, and private land, with private landowners’ consent.
- The Forest Service must provide financial aid to prevent fungus spread and restore Hawaii’s native forests.
- It must also provide staff and infrastructure funding for the institute’s fungus research.
Written with AI from the official summary by Congress's research office.
How South Carolina voted
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House vote
Vote to pass
Fast-track vote that needs two-thirds
Jan. 23, 2025 · Passed 359 to 62
- Republicans
- 153 yes
- 62 no
- Democrats
- 206 yes
- 0 no
Groups that lobbied on it and gave to SC's members
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Official record
Official title, sponsor and status
- Official title
- 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.
- Sponsor
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. (D-HI)
- Introduced
- Jan. 13, 2025
- Cosponsors
- 1
- Committees
- Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee; House Agriculture Committee; House Natural Resources Committee
- Latest action
- Jan. 24, 2025 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Official summary from the Congressional Research Service
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.
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