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H.R. 6761 116th Congress House

Murder Hornet Eradication Act of 2020

Official title: To require the Secretary of the Interior to establish a grant program to provide financial assistance to States in eradicating the Asian giant hornet, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 12, 2020 See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Animal and plant healthInsectsPest managementResearch administration and fundingState and local finance
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 25, 2020
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 27, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
May 8, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
May 8, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 25, 2020

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Murder Hornet Eradication Act of 2020

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to establish a program to provide financial assistance to states for management, research, and public education activities necessary to (1) eradicate the Asian giant hornet, and (2) restore bee populations damaged by the Asian giant hornet.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1811 Water Resources Development Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 9
D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Oct 27, 2020
 D
Schrier, Kim
Washington · Sep 4, 2020
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jun 11, 2020
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jun 4, 2020
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Jun 4, 2020
Sablan, Gregorio
· Jun 4, 2020
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · May 15, 2020
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 12, 2020
DEFAZIO, PETER
· May 12, 2020
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · May 12, 2020
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · May 12, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6761: Murder Hornet Eradication Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6761/
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"H.R. 6761: Murder Hornet Eradication Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6761/.
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H.R. 6761, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6761/.
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