Pollinator Protection Act
Latest action · Mar 28, 2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E663-664)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 27, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Pollinator Protection Act - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Agricultural Research Service, for: (1) personnel, facilities improvement, and additional research at Department of Agriculture Apicultural Research Laboratories; (2) research on honey bee physiology, insect pathology, insect chemical ecology, and honey bee toxicology at other Department facilities in New York, Florida, California, and Texas; and (3) research to identify causes and solutions for Colony Collapse Disorder.
Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary, through the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, for research grants to investigate: (1) honey bee immunology, genomics, biology, ecology, and bioinformatics; (2) pollination biology; and (3) the effects of genetically modified crops, insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides on honey bees and other beneficial insects and pollinators.
Cosponsors 52
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 17, 2007 to Jun 26, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| R-PA | Phil English | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Tim Mahoney | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| R-NY | John R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr. | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Apr 20, 2007 | |
| R-IL | Timothy V. Johnson | Apr 20, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Apr 25, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Adam H. Putnam | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | May 2, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | May 8, 2007 | |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | May 9, 2007 | |
| R-NY | James T. Walsh | May 14, 2007 | |
| D-GA | Jim Marshall | May 14, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | May 16, 2007 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | May 21, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | May 21, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | May 21, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Christopher P. Carney | May 22, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | May 22, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | May 24, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Jun 5, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Jun 5, 2007 | |
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | Jun 5, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Michael A. Arcuri | Jun 11, 2007 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Jun 13, 2007 | |
| R-IL | Donald A. Manzullo | Jun 13, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Jun 13, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Jun 13, 2007 | |
| D-KY | Ben Chandler | Jun 18, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Jun 18, 2007 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jun 18, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Allen Boyd | Jun 21, 2007 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Jun 28, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Jun 28, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Jul 12, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Jul 12, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Jul 12, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Jul 12, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jul 12, 2007 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Jul 17, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Jason Altmire | Jul 23, 2007 | |
| D-AR | Vic Snyder | Jul 26, 2007 | |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Feb 27, 2008 | |
| R-SC | Henry E. Brown, Jr. | Jun 26, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Mar 27, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 28, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E663-664)
- Mar 27, 2007Introduced in House
- Mar 27, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E663 | Alcee L. Hastings D-FL | Mar 28, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1694 | Pollinator Protection Act of 2007 | Related bill | Jun 26, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize resources for sustained research and analysis to address Colony Collapse Disorder, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Pollinator Protection Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
- Agricultural extension work
- Agricultural research
- Agriculture and Food
- Animal diseases
- Animals
- Authorization
- Bees
- Biological research
- California
- Department of Agriculture
- Ecological research
- Economics and Public Finance
- Environmental Protection
- Florida
- Fungicides
- Genetic engineering
- Genetic research
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Herbicides
- Immunology and vaccination
- Insect control
- Insects
- Laboratories
- Medical research
- New York State
- Pesticides
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Research grants
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Texas
- Toxicology
- Veterinary medicine
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 27, 2007Introduced in House
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