3.0.0 3244 2022-11-01T07:02:32Z 2022-11-01T07:02:32Z House HR 2019-06-12 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 98 (Wednesday, June 12, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WELCH:H.R. 3244.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall havePower To . . . make all Laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, andall other Powers vested by this Constitution in theGovernment of the United States, or in any Department orOfficer thereof.[Page H4628]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag14 Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee Referred to 2019-06-28T19:43:05Z Referred to 2019-06-12T14:01:45Z 2019-06-28 hsag14 Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. Committee 2019-06-12 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2019-06-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-06-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT N K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2020-01-14 False P000614 Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] Chris Pappas D NH 1 2020-01-29 False S001196 Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] Elise Stefanik R NY M. 21 2020-03-04 False A000374 Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5] Ralph Abraham R LA Lee 5 2020-06-25 False Agriculture and Food Advisory bodies Agricultural research Animal and plant health Congressional oversight Department of Agriculture Ecology Endangered and threatened species Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Executive agency funding and structure Forests, forestry, trees Government studies and investigations Horticulture and plants Intergovernmental relations Land use and conservation Pest management Research administration and funding Agriculture and Food 00 2019-06-12 Introduced in House 2019-10-30T18:25:33Z Invasive Species Prevention and Forest Restoration Act

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to award competitive grants to certain institutions for research to promote the restoration of tree species affected by non-native plant pests and noxious weeds.

USDA may also award competitive grants to implement the research or other solutions to restore forest tree species native to the United States that have suffered severe levels of mortality caused by non-native plants pests and noxious weeds.

The bill also expands the authority of USDA to transfer funds to respond to an emergency involving an outbreak of a plant pest or noxious weed.

]]> Invasive Species Prevention and Forest Restoration Act Display Title Invasive Species Prevention and Forest Restoration Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Plant Protection Act for purposes of mitigating the threat of invasive species, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Invasive Species Prevention and Forest Restoration Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr3244ih/xml/BILLS-116hr3244ih.xml 2019-06-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. text/xml EN 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.