Federal teams will fight non-native species on wildlife lands.
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 Interior Secretary to set up regional teams. They will find and stop non-native species on federal wildlife lands and nearby private land. Landowners must agree before teams work on their property. The teams will share data and work with state and local groups. They will give money and advice to landowners. Congress will pay up to 10 million dollars per year from 2027 to 2033.
Who it affects
People who live near wildlife lands gain better control of non-native species that harm native plants and wildlife. Landowners near the lands can get free help and money if they agree to let teams work there. State and local groups will work with the federal teams.
One thing to notice
The bill requires owner agreement before teams work on private land. It does not say who pays if teams harm private property or native plants and wildlife.
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
- non-native species — Plants or animals that are not from a place and harm it.
- Interior Secretary — The head of the U.S. Department of the Interior.
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 16,778 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 2026-11-01.
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