Federal groups fight a disease killing Hawaii's native trees
H.R. 375 — Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2025 · Filed by Jill Tokuda (D-HI) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Jan 13, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
The bill tells two government groups to work with Hawaii. They must stop Rapid Ohia Death, a fungal disease that kills ohia trees. The bill requires research on how the disease spreads. It requires work to manage wild pigs and goats that may carry it. It gives money for forest restoration and research through the Forest Service's Pacific Islands office.
Who it affects
Hawaii people and the public gain from saving native forests and wildlife. The bill uses government money and research without charging people.
One thing to notice
The bill does not set specific goals or deadlines. It leaves the details to the groups in charge.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.
- Jan 13, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jan 13, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Agriculture and House Committee on Natural Resources · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period…”
- Jan 21, 2025 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill”
- Jan 23, 2025 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Rapid Ohia Death — A fungal disease that kills ohia trees native to Hawaii
- forest restoration — Work to bring a forest back to health and replant trees
- fungal disease — A sickness caused by a fungus that spreads from one tree to another
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,744 characters) on Aug 20, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,342 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-18.
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