HR 897 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Zika Vector Control Act

Introduced Feb 11, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Bob Gibbs R-OH

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jul 14, 2016 Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 570.

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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 11, 2015
  2. Passed HouseMay 24, 2016
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Zika Vector Control Act

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency or a state from requiring a permit until September 30, 2018, under the Clean Water Act for a discharge from a point source into navigable waters of a pesticide authorized for sale, distribution, or use under FIFRA, or a residue resulting from the application of the pesticide. Point source pollution is waste discharged from a distinct place, such as a pipe, channel, or tunnel.

(Sec. 3) The bill establishes exemptions for the following discharges containing a pesticide or pesticide residue: (1) a discharge resulting from the application of a pesticide in violation of FIFRA that is relevant to protecting water quality, if the discharge would not have occurred but for the violation or the amount of pesticide or pesticide residue contained in the discharge is greater than would have occurred without the violation; (2) stormwater discharges regulated under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES); and (3) discharges regulated under NPDES of manufacturing or industrial effluent or treatment works effluent and discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel, including a discharge resulting from operations concerning ballast water held in ships to increase stability or vessel biofouling prevention. These exemptions expire on September 30, 2018.

Recorded votes 3

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 237Passed258–156May 24, 2016
House 236Failed182–232May 24, 2016
House 199On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedFailed262–159May 17, 2016

Yea 262

Nay 159

Not voting 12

Cosponsors 2

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 23, 2016 to May 16, 2016.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-MOSam GravesMar 23, 2016
R-LASteve ScaliseMay 16, 2016

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseTransportation and Infrastructure Committee
Referred Feb 11, 2015
Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee
Referred Feb 12, 2015
HouseAgriculture Committee
Referred Feb 11, 2015Markup Mar 19, 2015
Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee
Referred Feb 27, 2015

Actions 25

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 14, 2016Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 570.
  2. May 25, 2016Received in the Senate.
  3. May 24, 2016Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 742. (consideration: CR H3031-3046)
  4. May 24, 2016Resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 897 and the Senate amendment to H.R. 2576.
  5. May 24, 2016DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 897.
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In the Congressional Record 5

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H3286Rick W. Allen R-GAMay 26, 2016
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E785Gene Green D-TXMay 25, 2016
HouseDebate and remarks H2975–H2981, H3031–H3046Text printed H2975, H3031Amendments H2980Motions H3044Recorded votes H2987, H3045, H3046consideration (H. Res. 742), previous questionenactRuiz motion to recommit (prohibit use of pesticides, in or near navigable waters, that are known or suspected to cause adverse health impacts on pregnant women, fetal growth, or early development)Declaratory Statements H3095Bob Gibbs R-OH, Dan Newhouse R-WA, Gene Green D-TX, Grace F. Napolitano D-CA, Jared Polis D-CO (amendment), Pete Sessions R-TX, Peter A. DeFazio D-OR, Raul Ruiz D-CA (motion), Rob Woodall R-GA, Rodney Davis R-ILMay 24, 2016
HouseDeclaratory Statements H2963—May 23, 2016
HouseDebate and remarks H2446–H2455Text printed H2446Recorded votes H2457enactBob Gibbs R-OH, Donna F. Edwards D-MD, Grace F. Napolitano D-CA, Jim McDermott D-WA, Peter A. DeFazio D-OR, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Steve Scalise R-LAMay 17, 2016

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.

Congressional Budget Office cost estimate

  1. Mar 26, 2015H.R. 897, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2015As ordered reported by the House Committee on Agriculture on March 19, 2015

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Pursuant to clause 3(d)(1) of Rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Committee finds the Constitutional authority for this legislation in Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, that grants Congress the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested by Congress in the Constitution of the United States or in any department or officer thereof.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 23, February 11, 2015, page H983.

Printed hearings 2

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 114-49FOCUS ON THE FARM ECONOMY488 pagesAgriculture CommitteeApr 14, 2016–May 24, 2016
Serial No. 114-41HEARING TO CONSIDER THE IMPACTS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'S ACTIONS ON THE RURAL ECONOMY253 pagesAgriculture CommitteeFeb 11, 2016

CRS reports 3

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 3

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R44625Department of Veterans Affairs FY2017 Appropriations ArchivedReportSep 19, 2017
R41561EPA Regulations: Too Much, Too Little, or On Track? ArchivedReportDec 30, 2016
RL32884Pesticide Use and Water Quality: Are the Laws Complementary or in Conflict? ArchivedReportDec 15, 2016

Amendments 1

Amendments offered to this bill.

AmendmentDescriptionOffered byStatus
HAmdt 1080An amendment to the text consisting of Rules Committee print 114-53 and considered as adopted pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 742.Rules CommitteeHouse amendment offered

Related bills 5

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 659Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2016Related billFeb 24, 2016
HRES 742Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 2576) to modernize the Toxic Substances Control Act, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 897) to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify Congressional intent regarding the regulation of the use of pesticides in or near navigable waters, and for other purposes.Related billMay 24, 2016
HR 953Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017Reintroduced BillMay 25, 2017
S 1500Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2015Related billOct 29, 2015
HR 2577Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017Related billSep 6, 2016

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify Congressional intent regarding the regulation of the use of pesticides in or near navigable waters, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2015
Short Titles as Passed House
Zika Vector Control Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 14, 2016Placed on Calendar Senate
  2. May 25, 2016Received in Senate
  3. May 24, 2016Engrossed in House
  4. Feb 11, 2015Introduced in House

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