Saving America’s Pollinators Act of 2019
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.
- IntroducedFeb 25, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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; 28 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Feb 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Feb 25, 2019 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Feb 25, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Feb 25, 2019 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Feb 25, 2019 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Feb 25, 2019 |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Original | Feb 25, 2019 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Feb 25, 2019 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | Feb 25, 2019 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Feb 25, 2019 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Feb 25, 2019 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Feb 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Feb 25, 2019 |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Original | Feb 25, 2019 |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Original | Feb 25, 2019 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Original | Feb 25, 2019 |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Original | Feb 25, 2019 |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Original | Feb 25, 2019 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Feb 25, 2019 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Feb 25, 2019 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | Feb 25, 2019 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | Feb 25, 2019 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Feb 25, 2019 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Feb 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | Feb 25, 2019 |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Original | Feb 25, 2019 |
| D-HI | Tulsi Gabbard | Original | Feb 25, 2019 |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Original | Feb 25, 2019 |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Mar 4, 2019 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Mar 5, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Mar 13, 2019 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Mar 13, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Mar 13, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Mar 26, 2019 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Mar 26, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Mar 26, 2019 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Mar 26, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Tom Malinowski | Mar 26, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Andy Levin | Mar 29, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Apr 8, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Apr 8, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Apr 8, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Apr 8, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Apr 10, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Denny Heck | Apr 29, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Apr 29, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | May 2, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | May 2, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | May 30, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | May 30, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | May 30, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Jun 3, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Jun 12, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Jul 11, 2019 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Jul 15, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Jul 22, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Aug 9, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Aug 9, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Aug 16, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Katie Hill | Aug 16, 2019 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Aug 20, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Aug 20, 2019 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Sep 9, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Sep 9, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Sep 9, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Sep 9, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Sep 11, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Conor Lamb | Sep 24, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Oct 15, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Oct 22, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Dec 17, 2019 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Dec 17, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Dec 18, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Feb 7, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Feb 7, 2020 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Feb 21, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Feb 21, 2020 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Feb 26, 2020 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Aug 21, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Feb 25, 2019 |
| Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee | Referred Mar 13, 2019 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 13, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
- Feb 25, 2019Introduced in House
- Feb 25, 2019Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E206)
- Feb 25, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4997 | Marcy Kaptur D-OH | Jun 20, 2019 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E206 | Earl Blumenauer D-OR | Feb 25, 2019 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H2101.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to take certain actions related to pesticides that may affect pollinators, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Saving America’s Pollinators Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Animal and plant health
- Birds
- Ecology
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Horticulture and plants
- Insects
- Licensing and registrations
- Mammals
- Pest management
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 25, 2019Introduced in House
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.
