Nutria Eradication and Control Reauthorization Act of 2025
This bill extends the Nutria Eradication and Control program's authorization period through 2030 (previously set to expire in 2025) and corrects a minor technical error in the original 2003 law's reference to the Secretary. It does not create new policy or change program requirements, only maintaining the existing framework for managing invasive nutria rodents. The program directly affects wetland ecosystems and landowners in states where nutria are established, primarily Maryland and Delaware. This is a procedural reauthorization with no substantive policy changes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Jan 28, 2025
Last action Feb 5, 2025
Floor votes · House Feb 4, 2025
How they voted
361–56
Passed · 16 other
Total votes 433
Feb 4, 2025
D
Democratic215
95% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican217
71% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 361 - 56 (Roll no. 29). (text: CR H449)
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Josh Harder
DDemocratic
Co
David G. Valadao
RRepublican
Co
Jimmy Panetta
DDemocratic
Co
John Garamendi
DDemocratic
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