Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act Of 2023

The Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2023 aims to address the threat posed by Rapid Ohia Death (ROD) to Hawaii's native ohia trees. The bill proposes measures to enhance research, monitoring, and management efforts to combat ROD and protect the ecological and cultural significance of ohia forests. It includes provisions for funding research on ROD, implementing strategies to prevent its spread, and collaborating with stakeholders to develop effective response plans. The bill seeks to preserve the health of ohia forests and mitigate the impacts of ROD on Hawaii's environment and communities.

• 2023-03-22: Introduced in House

• 2023-03-22: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

• 2023-04-25: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.

• 2023-05-22: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

• 2023-05-23: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

• 2023-06-21: Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.

• 2023-06-21: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

• 2023-06-21: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

• 2023-09-20: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-205, Part I.

• 2023-09-20: Committee on Agriculture discharged.

• 2023-09-20: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 166.