Federal teams get $10 million to fight invasive species on refuges
H.R. 4219 — National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act of 2025 · Filed by Ed Case (D-HI) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Jun 27, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
The bill tells the Secretary of the Interior to set up regional strike teams. These teams will find, stop, and fight invasive species on federal refuge lands. They will also work on nearby private lands if owners agree. The teams will train together and report the same way. They will work with state, tribal, local, and private groups. The bill gives $10 million each year from 2027 to 2033. Congress will get progress reports.
Who it affects
Citizens benefit from less invasive species damage to ecosystems and wildlife habitat. State agencies, tribal nations, local groups, and private landowners are affected. The program asks for owner permission before working on non-federal land.
One thing to notice
The program runs only until 2033 with the money in this bill. After that, the strike teams may stop unless Congress approves more funding.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Jun 27, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jun 27, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Natural Resources and Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources”
- Apr 16, 2026 — Hearing held · Congress.gov: “Subcommittee Hearings Held”
- Jul 22, 2026 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- Jul 22, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent”
- Sep 14, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required)…”
- Sep 14, 2026 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- invasive species — Plants or animals that are not native and harm local ecosystems
- Secretary of the Interior — The federal official who leads the department managing public lands
- strike teams — Groups trained to respond fast to specific problems or threats
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (6,982 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 14,206 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 2026-09-17.
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