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H.R. 487 119th Congress House

Hawaii Invasive Species Protection Act

Official title: To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 by requiring preclearance quarantine inspections for all movement to or from the State of Hawaii by… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 by requiring preclearance quarantine inspections for all movement to or from the State of Hawaii by either domestic or international travel, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 16, 2025 Introduced by: Ed Case Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
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Jan 16, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Hawaii Invasive Species Protection Act

This bill directs the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to conduct preclearance quarantine inspections for high-risk invasive species and agricultural materials on persons, baggage, cargo, and any other articles destined for direct movement to or from the state of Hawaii. The visual, x-ray, and canine inspections must be conducted at airports, ports, and postal sorting facilities.

APHIS must also consult with the state of Hawaii to develop and publish a list of items subject to inspection for high-risk invasive species and agricultural materials.

User fees must be prescribed and collected to cover the cost of the inspections.

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Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Jan 16, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 487: Hawaii Invasive Species Protection Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-487/
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"H.R. 487: Hawaii Invasive Species Protection Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-487/.
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H.R. 487, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-487/.
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