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

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8510.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. TOKUDA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 89, May 22, 2024, Page H3485):
  Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United States Constitution. The single subject of this legislation is: Encouraging the use of native plants in National Resource Conservation Service conservation programs.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 22, 2024 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 8510, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/8510

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 4, 2024

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  September 14, 2026

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  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

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