# 119-hr-4219: National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act of 2025

119-hr-4219, National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI); status passed_house (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4219
- Congress: 119
- Title: National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act of 2025
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-06-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-11-01

## Summary

**Invasive species strike teams** will be created and funded to detect, respond to, and manage invasive species on and near National Wildlife Refuge System lands. The Program requires at least one team in each U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service region and sets standards for training, data sharing, and coordinated responses. - Refuge managers get trained teams focused on prevention, early detection, rapid response, and habitat conservation or restoration. Teams use integrated pest management, monitoring, and evaluation to protect native biological communities. - Owners of lands or waters adjacent to refuges control whether teams respond there; the Secretary may provide outreach, technical help, grants, contracts, or direct funding when requested and must coordinate with State and Tribal agencies. - The Program builds partnerships across Federal, State, Tribal, local, nonprofit, and private groups and requires use of national and regional reporting platforms including the National Agricultural Pest Information System, the National Data Repository of the National Plant Diagnostic Network, the Early Detection and Distribution Mapping System, the Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database (USGS), iMapInvasives, and State databases. *Authorizes $10.0 million per year from 2027 through 2033 to carry out the Program, increasing federal spending by that amount.*

## Cosponsors (1)

- Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large] (R-GU), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed | 371 | 33 |

## Provisions PRIA read

- Seven-year funding for strike teams: benefit, medium. If enacted, Congress would be authorized to provide $10 million each year from 2027 through 2033 to run the program. This authorization would not guarantee money. Congress would still need to approve funds in future budgets.
- Help for landowners battling invasives: benefit, low. If enacted, the Interior Department would be able to give money or technical help to governments, Tribes, schools, and private landowners who ask for it. Help could come as direct spending, contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements. The Department could also sign agreements to send a strike team…
- Shared invasive species data and reports: benefit, low. If enacted, the program would use common species names and national databases to report invasive species, such as EDDMapS, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species, iMapInvasives, and State systems. The Secretary would also report to Congress and post public updates two years and five years after enactme…
- Strike teams for wildlife refuges: benefit, low. If enacted, the Interior Department would set up at least one invasive species strike team in every Fish and Wildlife Service region. Teams would find and respond fast to harmful plants, animals, and other species on or near refuges. They would use integrated pest management and run trainings and t…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3718: Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-10061: Wildfire Response and Readiness Act
- 119-hr-562: BLUE Pacific Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-4219 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4219)

## Related
- [119-hr-3718: Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3718)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-10061: Wildfire Response and Readiness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10061)
- [119-hr-562: BLUE Pacific Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-562)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4219 (as of 2026-11-01).