HR 2609 · 105th Congress · Agriculture and Food
To make a regulatory correction concerning methyl bromide to meet the obligations of the Montreal Protocol without placing the farmers of the United States at a competitive disadvantage versus foreign growers.
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Introduced2
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.(1997-10-27)
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Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from controlling the consumption, production, importation, or export of methyl bromide for pesticide use, except: (1) as required by the Montreal Protocol of all parties; or (2) upon a Department of Agriculture certification of appropriate alternatives or substitutes.…
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Cosponsors (20)
6 Democrats14 Republicans