119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jan 16, 2025
Hawaii Invasive Species Protection Act
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Latest action (Jan 16, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Agriculture and Food
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Jan 16, 2025)
Hawaii Invasive Species Protection Act
This bill directs the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to conduct preclearance quarantine inspections for high-risk invasive species and agricultural materials on persons, baggage, cargo, and any other articles destined for direct movement to or from the state of Hawaii. The visual, x-ray, and canine inspections must be conducted at airports, ports, and postal sorting facilities.
APHIS must also consult with the state of Hawaii to develop and publish a list of items subject to inspection for high-risk invasive species and agricultural materials.
User fees must be prescribed and collected to cover the cost of the inspections.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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QUINTESSENCE MARINE INC. D/B/A INVERSA LEATHERS · lobbying firm or registrant: RIDGELINE ADVOCACY GROUP LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R. 9497, the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026 H.R. 487, S. 871, Hawaii Invasive Species Protection Act H.R. 1780, Hawaii Native Species Conservation and Recovery Act H.R. 4219, National Wildlife Refuge System Invas…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
QUINTESSENCE MARINE INC. D/B/A INVERSA LEATHERS · lobbying firm or registrant: RIDGELINE ADVOCACY GROUP LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R. 9497, the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026 H.R. 487, S. 871, Hawaii Invasive Species Protection Act H.R. 1780, Hawaii Native Species Conservation and Recovery Act H.R. 4219, National Wildlife Refuge System Invas…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing