H.R. 375 · 119th Congress

Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2025

Introduced on Jan 13, 2025 by Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI-2). One cosponsor. Latest action (Jan 24, 2025): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Jan 13, 2025
Cosponsors
1
0 from the other party
Policy area
Environmental Protection
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

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.

Subjects

  • Animal and plant health
  • Forests, forestry, trees
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Hawaii
  • Horticulture and plants
  • Mammals
  • Research administration and funding

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Jan 13, 2025). Public domain.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Jill N. TokudaD-HI-2Sponsor

Democrats · 1

Roll calls

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  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
    Jan 23, 2025· House· Passage· Passed 359–62

History

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  1. Jan 13, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Jan 13, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Jan 13, 2025 · HouseReferred 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.
  4. Jan 13, 2025 · HouseReferred 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.
  5. Jan 21, 2025 · HouseMr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  6. Jan 21, 2025 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H248-250)
  7. Jan 21, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 375.
  8. Jan 21, 2025 · HouseAt 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.
  9. Jan 23, 2025 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H346)
  10. 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)House · Roll call 24
  11. Jan 23, 2025 · HouseOn 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)House · Roll call 24
  12. Jan 23, 2025 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  13. Jan 24, 2025 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
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