US Congress House Bill 3040 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 46-0)
Status: Introduced on June 23 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-07-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Pending: House Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Saving America's Pollinators Act of 2017 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to suspend the registration of members of the nitro group of neonicotinoid insecticides that are registered under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) for use in seed treatment, soil application, or foliar treatment on bee-attractive plants, trees, and cereals until the EPA determines that the insecticides will not cause unreasonable adverse effects on pollinators. The determination must be based on: an evaluation of the published and peer-reviewed scientific evidence on whether the use or uses of those neonicotinoids cause unreasonable adverse effects on pollinators, including native bees, honeybees, birds, bats, and other species of beneficial insects; and a completed field study that meets the criteria required by the EPA and evaluates residues, chronic low-dose exposure, and cumulative effects of multiple chemical exposures. The EPA may not issue new registrations of the neonicotinoid pesticides for any seed treatment, soil application, and foliar treatment on bee-attractive plants, trees, and cereals under FIFRA until it has made the determination with respect to the insecticide. For purposes of protecting and ensuring the long-term viability of native bees and other pollinators, the Department of the Interior must: (1) regularly monitor the health and population status of native bees, (2) identify the scope and likely causes of unusual native bee mortality, and (3) submit to Congress and make public an annual report on the health and population status of native bees.

Saving America's Pollinators Act of 2017

Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]
Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]	Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]
Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]
Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]
Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Richard Nolan [D-MN]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]
Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]
Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham [D-NM]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]
Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. John Larson [D-CT]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]
Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-07-11	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
2017-06-23	House	Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
2017-06-23	House	Introduced in House

HB5015 (Related) 2018-03-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3040/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr3040/BILLS-115hr3040ih.pdf