HR 10796 · 93th Congress · Environmental Protection

A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to permit the use of DDT to control and protect against insect infestation on forest and other agricultural lands.

Introduced 1973-10-09· Sponsored by Rep. McCormack, Mike [D-WA-4]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.(1973-10-09)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to approve registration applications filed with him by the Department of Agriculture for the application of DDT to forest or other agricultural lands as is, in the opinion of the Secretary of Agriculture, required for the control of and the protection against insect infestations of such lands.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (13)

5 Democrats8 Republicans
Rep. Rarick, John R. [D-LA-6]
Rep. Foley, Thomas S. [D-WA-5]
Rep. Vigorito, Joseph P. [D-PA-24]
Rep. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID-1]
Rep. Dellenback, John [R-OR-4]
Rep. Derwinski, Edward J. [R-IL-4]
Rep. Hansen, Orval [R-ID-2]
Rep. Harrington, Michael J. [D-MA-6]
Rep. Hosmer, Craig [R-CA-32]
Rep. Ketchum, William M. [R-CA-36]
Rep. Martin, James G. [R-NC-9]
Rep. Runnels, Harold L. [D-NM-2]
Rep. Sebelius, Keith G. [R-KS-1]