HR 2961 · 98th Congress · Environmental Protection

A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to require the denial of registration of a pesticide unless there is submitted certain third-party data demonstrating that such pesticide will not cause unreasonable adverse effects on the environment.

Introduced 1983-05-10· Sponsored by Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-5]· House

Bill Progress

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 Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.(1983-05-17)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to prohibit a pesticide's registration without certain third-party data showing that such pesticide will not cause unreasonable adverse environmental effects. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to assign at least ten full-time investigators to carry out the National Laboratory Audit Program within the Office of Pesticide Programs.…

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

Cosponsors (9)

8 Democrats1 Republican