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HR 5519 115th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Advisory bodies Animal and plant health Congressional oversight Department of Agriculture Ecology Endangered and threatened species Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Executive agency funding and structure Forests, forestry, trees Government studies and investigations Horticulture and plants Land use and conservation Pest management Research administration and funding

Invasive Species Prevention and Forest Restoration Act

Introduced: April 13, 2018 Introduced by: Welch, Peter Democratic · Vermont See on congress.gov
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Apr 30, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Apr 13, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Apr 13, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Invasive Species Prevention and Forest Restoration Act

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to award competitive grants for the federal government, state cooperative institutions, colleges and universities, and nonprofit entities to address critical threats to numerous tree species by non-native plant pests and noxious weeds.

What's happening now April 30, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5519: Invasive Species Prevention and Forest Restoration Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5519/
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"H.R. 5519: Invasive Species Prevention and Forest Restoration Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5519/.
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H.R. 5519, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5519/.
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