{"format":1,"id":"119-hr-375","congress":119,"number":"H.R. 375","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2025","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To require the Secretary of the Interior to partner and collaborate with the Secretary of Agriculture and the State of Hawaii to address Rapid Ohia Death, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To require the Secretary of the Interior to partner and collaborate with the Secretary of Agriculture and the State of Hawaii to address Rapid Ohia Death, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text","title":"To require the Secretary of the Interior to partner and collaborate with the Secretary of Agriculture and the State of Hawaii to address Rapid Ohia Death, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 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Forestry.","date":"2025-01-24"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2025-01-13","stage":"Introduced in House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2025"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill establishes requirements to research and control Rapid Ohia Death, which is the disease caused by the fungal pathogen known as Ceratocystis fimbriata that affects the tree of the species Metrosideros polymorpha."},{"k":"p","t":"Specifically, the Department of the Interior must partner with the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Hawaii to control and address Rapid Ohia Death."},{"k":"p","t":"In addition, the U.S. Geological Survey and the Forest Service Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry must continue to research Rapid Ohia Death vectors and transmission."},{"k":"p","t":"The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must continue to partner with USDA, Hawaii, and local stakeholders to manage ungulates (e.g., certain mammals such as deer) in Rapid Ohia Death control areas on federal, state, and private land, with the consent of private landowners."},{"k":"p","t":"Finally, the Forest Service must provide (1) financial assistance to prevent the spread of the fungus and to restore the native forests of Hawaii, and (2) staff and necessary infrastructure funding to the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry to research the fungus."}],"words":174},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Directs the Secretary of the Interior to work with the Secretary of Agriculture and the State of Hawaii on Rapid Ohia Death, and directs federal agencies to continue research, ungulate management, and financial assistance related to the disease.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/375/text/eh#HFC78331C21DF48A4BACDF4B144F9F259"},{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/375/text/eh#HD16308AC808E40828950008770943F9F"}]},"core_areas":["Interagency and State collaboration on Rapid Ohia Death","Research on Rapid Ohia Death vectors and transmission","Ungulate management in Rapid Ohia Death control areas","Forest Service assistance for native forest restoration in Hawaii"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Defines Rapid Ohia Death as the disease caused by the fungal pathogen Ceratocystis fimbriata that affects the tree species Metrosideros polymorpha.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/375/text/eh#HBA739BA0BF594A66967E87C1891D642D"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary of the Interior to partner and collaborate with the Secretary of Agriculture and the State of Hawaii to address Rapid Ohia Death.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/375/text/eh#HFC78331C21DF48A4BACDF4B144F9F259"}},{"text":"Requires the United States Geological Survey and the Forest Service Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry to continue research on Rapid Ohia Death vectors and transmission.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/375/text/eh#HD16308AC808E40828950008770943F9F"}},{"text":"Requires the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to continue partnering with the Secretary of Agriculture, the State, and local stakeholders to manage ungulates in Rapid Ohia Death control areas on Federal, State, and private land, with the consent of private landowners.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/375/text/eh#HD16308AC808E40828950008770943F9F"}},{"text":"Requires the Forest Service to continue providing financial assistance, including through agreements with the Secretary of the Interior, to prevent the spread of Rapid Ohia Death and to restore the native forests of Hawaii.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/375/text/eh#HD16308AC808E40828950008770943F9F"}},{"text":"Requires the Forest Service to continue providing staff and necessary infrastructure funding to the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry to conduct research on Rapid Ohia Death.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/375/text/eh#HD16308AC808E40828950008770943F9F"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2025-01-23","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/375/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-09-29","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/375","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/375/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/119-hr-375.png","v":"dc5969ba26d7","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 375, 119th Congress: Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2025. House: 359 Yea, 62 Nay. Senate: not yet considered. Outcome: Passed House, 23 Jan 2025."}}