HR 890 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

REDTAPE Act

Introduced Jan 30, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Bob Gibbs R-OH

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 25, 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. IntroducedJan 30, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Reducing EPA Duplication to Advance Pesticide Enforcement Act or the REDTAPE Act

This bill modifies requirements governing the use of pesticides in or near navigable waters. Specifically, the bill prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency or states from requiring permits under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System for discharges of pesticides into navigable waters if the pesticides are (1) registered, (2) used for their intended purposes, and (3) used in compliance with their pesticide label requirements. The bill establishes exemptions from this prohibition.

Cosponsors 13

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 30, 2019 to May 22, 2019, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-CADoug LaMalfaOriginalJan 30, 2019
R-AZPaul A. GosarOriginalJan 30, 2019
R-TNScott DesJarlaisOriginalJan 30, 2019
R-IASteve KingOriginalJan 30, 2019
R-MSTrent KellyOriginalJan 30, 2019
R-OKTom ColeFeb 6, 2019
R-MIPaul MitchellFeb 14, 2019
R-ALMo BrooksFeb 25, 2019
R-FLTed S. YohoFeb 26, 2019
R-MOVicky HartzlerMar 6, 2019
R-MOBlaine LuetkemeyerMar 8, 2019
R-OHBrad R. WenstrupMar 11, 2019
R-FLBill PoseyMay 22, 2019

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 25, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
  2. Feb 7, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
  3. Jan 30, 2019Introduced in House
  4. Jan 30, 2019Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 30, 2019Introduced in House

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