US Congress House Bill 1284 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 75-1)
Status: Introduced on March 4 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Pending: House Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Saving America's Pollinators Act of 2015 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to suspend the registration of members of the nitro group of neonicotinoid insecticides that are registered under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) for use in seed treatment, soil application, or foliar treatment on bee-attractive plants, trees, and cereals until the EPA determines that the insecticides will not cause unreasonable adverse effects on pollinators. The determination must be based on: an evaluation of the published and peer-reviewed scientific evidence on whether the use or uses of those neonicotinoids cause unreasonable adverse effects on pollinators, including native bees, honeybees, birds, bats, and other species of beneficial insects; and a completed field study that meets the criteria required by the EPA and evaluates residues, chronic low-dose exposure, and cumulative effects of multiple chemical exposures. The EPA may not issue new registrations of the neonicotinoid pesticides for any seed treatment, soil application, and foliar treatment on bee-attractive plants, trees, and cereals under FIFRA until it has made the determination with respect to the insecticide. For purposes of protecting and ensuring the long-term viability of native bees and other pollinators, the Department of the Interior must: (1) regularly monitor the health and population status of native bees, (2) identify the scope and likely causes of unusual native bee mortality, and (3) submit to Congress and make public an annual report on the health and population status of native bees.

Saving America's Pollinators Act of 2015

Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]
Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]
Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]
Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]	Rep. Richard Nolan [D-MN]
Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]	Rep. John Duncan [R-TN]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]
Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]
Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham [D-NM]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]
Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]
Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]
Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]
Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL]	Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]
Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]
Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]
Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]
Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]
Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]
Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]	Rep. Donald Norcross [D-NJ]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. John Larson [D-CT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-23	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
2015-03-04	House	Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
2015-03-04	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1284/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1284/BILLS-114hr1284ih.pdf