Compound 1080 and M-44 Elimination Act
Latest action · Apr 25, 2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture.
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.
- IntroducedDec 18, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Compound 1080 and M-44 Elimination Act - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to prohibit the manufacture, processing, possession, or distribution in commerce of sodium fluoroacetate (known as Compound 1080 or sodium monofluoroacetate).
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) conduct an inventory to identify stocks of Compound 1080 under federal control; (2) provide for the collection and destruction of all remaining stocks of Compound 1080 and the compensation of persons (other than federal entities) who transfer stocks of Compound 1080 to the Secretary; and (3) disseminate information to the public about the ban on Compound 1080 and the collection and compensation program under this Act.
Prohibits any federal entity from using M-44. Defines "M-44" as sodium cyanide packaged in a dispenser designed to propel it when activated and any other form of sodium cyanide used for wildlife management or other animal control purposes.
Cosponsors 35
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 18, 2007 to Jul 16, 2008; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Original | Dec 18, 2007 |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Original | Dec 18, 2007 |
| D-CA | George Miller | Original | Dec 18, 2007 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Dec 18, 2007 |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Original | Dec 18, 2007 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Dec 18, 2007 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | Dec 18, 2007 |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Original | Dec 18, 2007 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | Dec 18, 2007 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Dec 18, 2007 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Feb 26, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Apr 15, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Apr 15, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | May 1, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | May 1, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | May 19, 2008 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | May 19, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | May 19, 2008 | |
| D-WA | Brian Baird | May 19, 2008 | |
| D-OR | David Wu | May 19, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | May 19, 2008 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jun 25, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Jun 25, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Jul 9, 2008 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Jul 9, 2008 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Jul 16, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Jul 16, 2008 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Dec 18, 2007 |
| Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee | Referred Dec 18, 2007 | |
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Dec 18, 2007 |
| Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee | Referred Apr 25, 2008 | |
| Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee | Referred Apr 25, 2008 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Dec 18, 2007 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Jan 14, 2008 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 25, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture.
- Jan 14, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Dec 18, 2007Introduced in House
- Dec 18, 2007Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and the Judiciary, 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.
- Dec 18, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit the manufacture, processing, possession, or distribution in commerce of the poison sodium fluoroacetate (known as "Compound 1080"), to provide for the collection and destruction of remaining stocks of Compound 1080, to compensate persons who turn in Compound 1080 to the Secretary of Agriculture for destruction, to prohibit the use of certain predator control devices by the federal government, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Compound 1080 and M-44 Elimination Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 18, 2007Introduced in House
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