# 119-hr-776: Nutria Eradication and Control Reauthorization Act of 2025

119-hr-776, Nutria Eradication and Control Reauthorization Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA); status passed_house (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-776
- Congress: 119
- Title: Nutria Eradication and Control Reauthorization Act of 2025
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-01-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Animals
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Reauthorizes federal authority to eradicate and control invasive nutria through FY2030.** The bill extends the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003 so the Department of the Interior can continue to provide financial assistance to states for removing nutria and restoring marshland they damage. It also makes a technical punctuation correction to the 2003 law's text and does not change program authorities, eligibility, or funding mechanisms.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed | 361 | 56 |

## Provisions PRIA read

- Invasive nutria control extended to 2030: benefit, low. This bill would extend the federal authority to remove invasive nutria through 2030. States, local agencies, and landowners would keep using the existing program to trap and remove nutria. It would not add new funding or change who can take part. It also makes a punctuation fix that would not chang…

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- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-2709: Save Our Sequoias Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2548: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-776 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/776)

## Related
- [119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-471)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-2709: Save Our Sequoias Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2709)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-2548: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2548)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-776 (as of 2026-09-10).