US HB6631 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)
Status: Introduced on July 26 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-09-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Pending: House Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 26 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-09-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Pending: House Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Ban Nerve Agents In Our Food Act of 2018 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to cancel the registration of organophosphate pesticides under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. The bill prohibits the sale and use of existing stock of organophosphate pesticides. The bill requires the EPA to ban organophosphate pesticide residue on food under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
Title
Ban Nerve Agents In Our Food Act of 2018
Sponsors
| Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY] | Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] | Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] |
| Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA] | Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA] | Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] | Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] |
| Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] | Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI] | Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI] | Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY] |
| Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA] | Rep. Colleen Hanabusa [D-HI] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-20 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. |
| 2018-07-27 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. |
| 2018-07-26 | House | Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. |
| 2018-07-26 | House | Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. |
| 2018-07-26 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
HB3380 (Related) 2017-08-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Environmental protection
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Licensing and registrations
Pest management
Environmental protection
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Licensing and registrations
Pest management
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6631/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr6631/BILLS-115hr6631ih.pdf |
