2025: Begich Voted To Reauthorize A Nutria Eradication Program Aimed At Conserving Marshland. In February 2024, Begich voted for , according to Congressional Quarterly, "the bill that would reauthorize, through fiscal 2030, the 2003 law that established a program to eradicate or control nutria and restore marshland damaged by the semiaquatic rodent." The House passed the bill by a vote of 361 to 56. [House Vote 29, [2/4/25]{.underline}; Congressional Quarterly, [2/4/25]{.underline}; Congressional Actions, [H.R. 776]{.underline}]