US SB718 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 18-0)
Status: Introduced on April 4 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-04-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Pending: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to provide that no permit shall be required for: (1) the use of a pesticide that is registered or otherwise authorized for use under such Act; (2) the use of a biological control organism for the prevention, control, or eradication of a plant pest or noxious weed that is in accordance with the Plant Protection Act; or (3) the conduct of any other plant pest, noxious weed, or pest control activity conducted in accordance with the Plant Protection Act.

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Title

A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to improve the use of certain registered pesticides.

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History

DateChamberAction
2011-04-04SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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