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H.R. 4219

National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act of 2025

📅 Aug 27, 2026
Summary:
• Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish the National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Program to eradicate, control, and reduce adverse effects of invasive species on and adjacent to National Wildlife Refuge System lands and waters
• Requires establishment of at least one invasive species strike team within each region of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service trained in early detection and rapid response for multiple invasive species taxa
• Authorizes $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030 to carry out the program
Additional Details:
• Authorizes the Secretary to provide financial assistance, technical assistance, contracts, grants or cooperative agreements to Federal, State, Territorial, local, and Tribal governments, nongovernmental institutions, nonprofit organizations, and private entities upon request
• Requires the Secretary to submit reports to specified Congressional committees 2 years and 5 years after enactment regarding each strike team's work and progress made toward prevention, detection, control, or eradication of priority invasive species
• Requires strike teams to utilize national and regional standardized reporting platforms including the National Agricultural Pest Information System, Early Detection and Distribution Mapping System, and other specified databases
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