To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to encourage the use of native vegetation, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-8510
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
Introduced: 2024-05-22
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Latest action: action_date: 2024-09-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8510 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 22, 2024 Ms. Tokuda introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to encourage the use of native vegetation, and for other purposes.

1. Encouragement of native vegetation use Section 1244(h) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3844(h) ) is amended— (1) in the heading, by inserting and native vegetation use after protection ; (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (3) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (4) by adding at the end the following: (3) the use of native vegetation. .