# 116-hr-3399: To amend the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003 to include California in the program, and for other purposes.

116-hr-3399, To amend the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003 to include California in the program, and for other purposes., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA); status Became Public Law No: 116-186. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-3399
- Congress: 116
- Title: To amend the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003 to include California in the program, and for other purposes.
- Status: Became Public Law No: 116-186.
- Introduced: 2019-06-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill reauthorizes through FY2025 and revises the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003, which provided grants to Maryland and Louisiana for a program to eradicate or control nutria (a type of rodent). The program also provided grants to restore marshland damaged by nutria. This bill revises the grant program, including by expanding the program to include grants for eradicating nutria in California as well as grants for restoring wetlands or agricultural lands damaged by nutria.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2019-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2019-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2019-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2019-08-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2019-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6] (R-LA), 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-3399 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3399)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3399 (as of 2025-11-18).