National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4219 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4219 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish the National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Program. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 27, 2025 Mr. Case (for himself and Mr. Moylan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish the National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Program. 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 ``National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM INVASIVE SPECIES STRIKE TEAM PROGRAM. (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to legislatively authorize the National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Program within the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to eradicate, control, and reduce the adverse effects of invasive species on and adjacent to National Wildlife Refuge System lands and waters, primarily through prevention, biosecurity, early detection, and rapid response. (b) Invasive Species Strike Team Program.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a program to identify and respond to priority invasive species threats within and adjacent to National Wildlife Refuge System lands and waters in coordination with partners, to be known as the ``National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Program''. (2) Requirements.--In carrying out the Program, the Secretary shall-- (A) establish at least 1 invasive species strike team within each region of the United States Fi