Protect Our Refuges Act of 2019
Latest action · Aug 7, 2020 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 375.
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.
- IntroducedMay 20, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protect Our Refuges Act of 2019
This bill prohibits the use of neonicotinoids (a class of neuroactive insecticides that are chemically similar to nicotine) within the National Wildlife Refuge System.
Cosponsors 45
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 20, 2019 to Jun 15, 2020, with 17 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AS | Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | Original | May 20, 2019 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | May 20, 2019 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | May 20, 2019 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | May 20, 2019 |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Original | May 20, 2019 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | May 20, 2019 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | May 20, 2019 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | May 20, 2019 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | May 20, 2019 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | May 20, 2019 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | May 20, 2019 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | May 20, 2019 |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Original | May 20, 2019 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | May 20, 2019 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | May 20, 2019 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 7, 2020Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 375.
- Aug 7, 2020Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-468.
- Nov 20, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Nov 20, 2019Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 17 - 13.
- Nov 20, 2019Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1856 | Protect Our Refuges Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jun 13, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 7, 2020Reported in House
- May 20, 2019Introduced in House
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