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-ID | Mike Crapo | Apr 7, 2011 | |
| R-NE | Mike Johanns | 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 | |
| R-LA | David Vitter | May 10, 2011 | |
| R-ND | John Hoeven | May 10, 2011 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee | Referred Apr 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2160 | Mike Johanns R-NE | Apr 6, 2011 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL32884 | Pesticide Use and Water Quality: Are the Laws Complementary or in Conflict? Archived | Report | Dec 15, 2016 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to improve the use of certain registered pesticides.
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
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
