To amend the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to provide for the prevention, management, control, and eradication of aquatic nuisance species, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8876 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8876 To amend the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to provide for the prevention, management, control, and eradication of aquatic nuisance species, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 19, 2026 Mr. Walberg (for himself and Ms. Elfreth) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to provide for the prevention, management, control, and eradication of aquatic nuisance species, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Aquatic Invasive Species Control and Prevention Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES. (a) Definitions.--Section 1003 of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4721) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and the term `aquatic invasive species''' before ``means a nonindigenous''; (2) in paragraph (18), by striking ``and'' at the end; (3) in paragraph (19), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (4) by adding at the end the following: ``(20) `rapid response activities' means timely actions taken upon the detection of an aquatic invasive species-- ``(A) to-- ``(i) eradicate the aquatic invasive species; or ``(i