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H.R. 776

U.S. House•In Senate Committee

Summary

H.R. 776, the Nutria Eradication and Control Reauthorization Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Jan 28, 2025 by Rep. Josh Harder (D) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Environment And Public Works, and last saw action on Feb 5, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Record

Text

H.R. 776 has 3 co-sponsors and 1 roll call.

hb776/engrossed-in-house.txt
119 HR 776 EH: Nutria Eradication and Control Reauthorization Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I
 119th CONGRESS  1st Session
 H. R. 776
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
To reauthorize the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Nutria Eradication and Control Reauthorization Act of 2025  .
2.
Reauthorization of Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003
(a)
In general
Section 3(e) of the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003 ( 16 U.S.C. 8102(e) ) is amended by striking  2025  and inserting  2030 .
(b)
Technical correction
Section 3(a) of the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003 ( 16 U.S.C. 8102(a) ) is amended by striking   Secretary ),  and inserting   Secretary ) .
     Passed the House of Representatives February 4, 2025.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-28
  2. Passed House2025-02-04
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jan 28, 2025

hb776/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (01/28/2025)

Nutria Eradication and Control Reauthorization Act of 2025

This bill reauthorizes through FY2030 the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003, which allows the Department of the Interior to provide financial assistance to states for (1) eradicating or controlling nutria, and (2) restoring marshland damaged by nutria. Nutria are invasive, semi-aquatic rodents.

Sponsors

Rep. Josh Harder (D) sponsors H.R. 776, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, 2 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 776 went before 2 committees: Environment and Public Works and Natural Resources.

Environment and Public Works
Environment and Public Works
Referred To · Feb 5, 2025 · 257 Bills
Natural Resources
Natural Resources
Referred To · Jan 28, 2025 · 395 Bills

Actions

H.R. 776 has taken 11 actions since Jan 28, 2025, the latest on Feb 5, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 5, 2025
Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Environment and Public Works Committee
Feb 4, 202516:37
House
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Feb 4, 202516:37
House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H449-450)
Feb 4, 202516:37
House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 776.
Feb 4, 202516:46
House
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

Votes

H.R. 776 went to 1 roll call in the House, the latest on Feb 4, 2025 at 361–56.

ChamberQuestion
Yea
Nay
Feb 4, 2025
House
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
361
56

Titles

H.R. 776 goes by 6 titles, 3 of them short titles.

  • To reauthorize the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • Nutria Eradication and Control Reauthorization Act of 2025 — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
  • Nutria Eradication and Control Reauthorization Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • Nutria Eradication and Control Reauthorization Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Nutria Eradication and Control Reauthorization Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To reauthorize the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named H.R. 776 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Environment/Superfund, Homeland Security, Science/Technology, Government Issues, Trade (domestic/foreign).

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONERS AND SEALERS ASSOCIATIONnon-profit professional association, supporting agriculture, protecting environmentCalifornia16$120K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
CANSLER CONSULTING, LLC16$120K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
TIMOTHY CANSLER116

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONERS AND SEALERS ASSOCIATIONCANSLER CONSULTING, LLC2026 second_quarter$20K2nd Quarter - Report
CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONERS AND SEALERS ASSOCIATIONCANSLER CONSULTING, LLC2026 first_quarter$20K1st Quarter - Report
CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONERS AND SEALERS ASSOCIATIONCANSLER CONSULTING, LLC2025 fourth_quarter$20K4th Quarter - Report
CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONERS AND SEALERS ASSOCIATIONCANSLER CONSULTING, LLC2025 third_quarter$20K3rd Quarter - Report
CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONERS AND SEALERS ASSOCIATIONCANSLER CONSULTING, LLC2025 second_quarter$20K2nd Quarter - Report
CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONERS AND SEALERS ASSOCIATIONCANSLER CONSULTING, LLC2025 first_quarter$20K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 776 under Animals, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 6 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 776’s is Animals.

hr776/policy-areas.txt
AnimalsAgriculture and FoodArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 776 carries 6 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Farmland to Wetlands.

hr776/subjects.txt
FarmlandLand use and conservationMammalsPest managementState and local government operationsWetlands

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 776, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 28, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HARDER of California:H.R. 776.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution[Page H406]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com