HR 1337 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Saving America’s Pollinators Act of 2019

Introduced Feb 25, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Earl Blumenauer D-OR

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 13, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.

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 25, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Saving America's Pollinators Act of 2019

This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a Pollinator Protection Board to develop an independent review process for pesticides that pose a threat to pollinators and their habitats.

The bill also requires the EPA to cancel the registrations of any pesticides containing imidacloprid, clothianidin, thiamethoxam, dinotefuran, acetamiprid, sulfoxaflor, flupyradifurone, or fipronil until the board has made a determination that such insecticide will not cause unreasonable adverse effects on pollinators based on findings that include results of studies of neonicotinoids and the effects of residues, repeated applications, and multiple chemical exposures.

Under the bill, the EPA shall not issue any new registrations for any seed treatment, soil application, and foliar treatment on bee-attractive plants, trees, and cereals until the board has made determinations on such insecticides.

The bill requires the Department of the Interior, the EPA, and the Department of Agriculture to coordinate monitoring activities and report on the health and population status of native bees and other pollinators.

The bill prohibits unregistered uses of pesticides by a federal or state agency to address emergency conditions except (1) to avert significant risk to threatened or endangered species, (2) to quarantine invasive species, or (3) to protect public health.

Cosponsors 79

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 25, 2019 to Aug 21, 2020, with 28 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NHAnn M. KusterOriginalFeb 25, 2019
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalFeb 25, 2019
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalFeb 25, 2019
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalFeb 25, 2019
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalFeb 25, 2019
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalFeb 25, 2019
D-NMDebra A. HaalandOriginalFeb 25, 2019
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalFeb 25, 2019
D-MNIlhan OmarOriginalFeb 25, 2019
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalFeb 25, 2019
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalFeb 25, 2019
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalFeb 25, 2019
D-CAJared HuffmanOriginalFeb 25, 2019
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalFeb 25, 2019
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkOriginalFeb 25, 2019
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Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 13, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
  2. Feb 25, 2019Introduced in House
  3. Feb 25, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
  4. Feb 25, 2019Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E206)

Subjects

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

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  1. Feb 25, 2019Introduced in House

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