A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to improve the use of certain registered pesticides.
Latest action · Apr 4, 2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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.
- IntroducedApr 4, 2011
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to provide that no permit shall be required for: (1) the use of a pesticide that is registered or otherwise authorized for use under such Act; (2) the use of a biological control organism for the prevention, control, or eradication of a plant pest or noxious weed that is in accordance with the Plant Protection Act; or (3) the conduct of any other plant pest, noxious weed, or pest control activity conducted in accordance with the Plant Protection Act.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 7, 2011 to May 10, 2011.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Apr 7, 2011 | |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Apr 7, 2011 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Apr 7, 2011 | |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Apr 7, 2011 | |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Apr 7, 2011 | |
| R-NE | Mike Johanns | Apr 7, 2011 | |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Apr 7, 2011 | |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Apr 7, 2011 | |
| R-IN | Richard G. Lugar | Apr 7, 2011 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Apr 7, 2011 | |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Apr 7, 2011 | |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Apr 7, 2011 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Apr 12, 2011 | |
| R-SD | John Thune | Apr 13, 2011 | |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | May 4, 2011 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 4, 2011Introduced in Senate
- Apr 4, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 4, 2011Introduced in Senate
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