# 117-hr-9119: Targeting and Offsetting Existing Illegal Contaminants Act

117-hr-9119, Targeting and Offsetting Existing Illegal Contaminants Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-9119
- Congress: 117
- Title: Targeting and Offsetting Existing Illegal Contaminants Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
- Introduced: 2022-09-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Targeting and Offsetting Existing Illegal Contaminants Act This bill provides for a program within the Forest Service to identify, investigate, research, and remediate the environmental damage caused by trespass cultivation of cannabis on National Forest System lands and increases criminal penalties for illegal pesticide application on government property. Specifically, the bill directs the Forest Service to carry out a program of environmental remediation on its land, to be known as the Trespass Cannabis Cultivation Site Restoration Program.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2022-09-30T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-9119 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9119)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9119 (as of 2025-11-18).