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H.R. 3753 (102nd)

Melaleuca Control Act of 1991

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Introduced

12 November 1991

Last action

15 November 1991 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.

Sponsors

Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-15], Rep. Bennett, Charles E. [D-FL-3], Rep. Ireland, Andrew P. [R-FL-10], Rep. Goss, Porter J. [R-FL-13], Rep. Fascell, Dante B. [D-FL-15], ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, Rep. Hutto, Earl [D-FL-1], Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9], Rep. Gibbons, Sam [D-FL-7], Rep. Lehman, William [D-FL-13], Rep. Smith, Lawrence [D-FL-16], Rep. Lewis, Thomas F. [R-FL-12], Rep. Peterson, Douglas (Pete) [D-FL-2], Rep. Johnston, Harry [D-FL-14], Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-5], Rep. James, Craig T. [R-FL-4], Rep. Bacchus, Jim [D-FL-15], Rep. Horton, Frank J. [R-NY-34], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Nowak, Henry [D-NY-37], Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19], Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-6], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Neal, Stephen L. [D-NC-5]

Subjects

Environment, Agriculture

Source updated

26 August 2025

Environment · Agriculture

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Summary

Melaleuca Control Act of 1991 - Treats melaleuca quinquenervia as a noxious weed for quarantine and control purposes under the Federal Noxious Weed Act. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to propose regulations to add melaleuca, the Brazilian pepper, and the Australian pine to the Federal Noxious Weed List. Directs the Secretary of the Army to construct a research and quarantine facility in Broward County, Florida, to deal with melaleuca and other exotic plants that threaten native Florida ecosystems. Authorizes FY 1993 appropriations.

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Timeline

  1. 12 November 1991

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 12 November 1991

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 12 November 1991

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 15 November 1991

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.

    Source: Committee

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