US HB3817 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)
Status: Introduced on July 17 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-08-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Pending: House Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 17 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-08-09 - 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 to cancel the registration for all uses of the pesticide paraquat and to ban paraquat residue on food. The bill prohibits the sale and use of existing stock of paraquat.
Title
Protect Against Paraquat Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY] | Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY] | Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] |
| Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] | Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR] | Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA] | Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY] |
| Rep. Katie Porter [D-CA] | Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM] | Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] |
| Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR] | Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA] | Rep. Rebecca Sherrill [D-NJ] | Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-09 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. |
| 2019-07-18 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change. |
| 2019-07-17 | House | Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2019-07-17 | House | Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2019-07-17 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Environmental protection
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Licensing and registrations
Pest management
Environmental protection
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Licensing and registrations
Pest management
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3817/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr3817/BILLS-116hr3817ih.pdf |
