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HRES 170 115th Congress House Environmental Protection Aquatic ecology Ecology Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Expressing the commitment of the House of Representatives to work to combat the nationwide problem of invasive species threatening native ecosystems.

Introduced: March 2, 2017 Introduced by: Stefanik, Elise M. Republican · New York See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Mar 10, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Mar 3, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Mar 3, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Mar 3, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Mar 3, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Mar 3, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Mar 3, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Mar 3, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Mar 2, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
Mar 2, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the commitment of the House of Representatives to create a comprehensive solution to the threat of invasive, nonnative species throughout the United States by controlling and eradicating established invasive species populations, and preventing the further introduction of nonnative species into native ecosystems. (An invasive species is an organism that is not native to an ecosystem and is ecologically or economically harmful in the new environment where it is not native.)

What's happening now March 10, 2017

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

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 11
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Thompson, Mike
California · Mar 2, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 170: Expressing the commitment of the House of Representatives to work to combat the nationwide problem of invasive species threatening native ecosystems.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-170/
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"H. Res. 170: Expressing the commitment of the House of Representatives to work to combat the nationwide problem of invasive species threatening native ecosystems.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-170/.
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H. Res. 170, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-170/.
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