US HB1337 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 80-0)
Status: Introduced on February 25 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Pending: House Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a Pollinator Protection Board to develop an independent review process for pesticides that pose a threat to pollinators and their habitats. The bill also requires the EPA to cancel the registrations of any pesticides containing imidacloprid, clothianidin, thiamethoxam, dinotefuran, acetamiprid, sulfoxaflor, flupyradifurone, or fipronil until the board has made a determination that such insecticide will not cause unreasonable adverse effects on pollinators based on findings that include results of studies of neonicotinoids and the effects of residues, repeated applications, and multiple chemical exposures. Under the bill, the EPA shall not issue any new registrations for any seed treatment, soil application, and foliar treatment on bee-attractive plants, trees, and cereals until the board has made determinations on such insecticides. The bill requires the Department of the Interior, the EPA, and the Department of Agriculture to coordinate monitoring activities and report on the health and population status of native bees and other pollinators. The bill prohibits unregistered uses of pesticides by a federal or state agency to address emergency conditions except (1) to avert significant risk to threatened or endangered species, (2) to quarantine invasive species, or (3) to protect public health.

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Title

Saving America’s Pollinators Act of 2019

Sponsors

Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]
Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]
Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]
Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]
Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM]Rep. William Keating [D-MA]Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]
Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]
Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]Rep. Sean Casten [D-IL]Rep. James Himes [D-CT]Rep. Tom Malinowski [D-NJ]
Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]Rep. Andy Levin [D-MI]
Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]Rep. Madeleine Dean [D-PA]
Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]
Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]Rep. Richard Neal [D-MA]Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell [D-FL]Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]
Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]Rep. Elissa Slotkin [D-MI]Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]
Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA]Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]Rep. Katie Hill [D-CA]
Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]Rep. Joseph Morelle [D-NY]Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]
Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]Rep. Dean Phillips [D-MN]Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD]
Rep. Conor Lamb [D-PA]Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]
Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]
Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA]Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA]

History

DateChamberAction
2019-03-13HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
2019-02-25HouseReferred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
2019-02-25HouseSponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E206)
2019-02-25HouseIntroduced in House

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