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US HR1337

Saving America’s Pollinators Act of 2019


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Introduced
02/25/2019
In Committee
03/13/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to take certain actions related to pesticides that may affect pollinators, and for other purposes. This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a Pollinator Protection Board to develop an independent review process for pesticides that pose a threat to pollinators and their habitats. The bill also requires the EPA to cancel the registrations of any pesticides containing imidacloprid, clothianidin, thiamethoxam, dinotefuran, acetamiprid, sulfoxaflor, flupyradifurone, or fipronil until the board has made a determination that such insecticide will not cause unreasonable adverse effects on pollinators based on findings that include results of studies of neonicotinoids and the effects of residues, repeated applications, and multiple chemical exposures. Under the bill, the EPA shall not issue any new registrations for any seed treatment, soil application, and foliar treatment on bee-attractive plants, trees, and cereals until the board has made determinations on such insecticides. The bill requires the Department of the Interior, the EPA, and the Department of Agriculture to coordinate monitoring activities and report on the health and population status of native bees and other pollinators. The bill prohibits unregistered uses of pesticides by a federal or state agency to address emergency conditions except (1) to avert significant risk to threatened or endangered species, (2) to quarantine invasive species, or (3) to protect public health.

AI Summary

This bill, the Saving America's Pollinators Act of 2019, would direct the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a Pollinator Protection Board to independently review pesticides that pose a threat to pollinators and their habitats. The bill requires the EPA to cancel registrations of certain neonicotinoid insecticides until the Board determines they will not cause unreasonable adverse effects on pollinators. It also prohibits the EPA from issuing new registrations for certain seed treatments, soil applications, and foliar treatments on bee-attractive plants until the Board makes determinations. Additionally, the bill requires federal agencies to coordinate monitoring activities and report on the health and population status of native bees and other pollinators.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Business and Industry

Sponsors (80)

Earl Blumenauer (D)* Pete Aguilar (D),  Nanette Barragán (D),  Karen Bass (D),  Joyce Beatty (D),  Anthony Brown (D),  André Carson (D),  Matt Cartwright (D),  Sean Casten (D),  Kathy Castor (D),  Judy Chu (D),  Gil Cisneros (D),  Katherine Clark (D),  Yvette Clarke (D),  Steve Cohen (D),  Gerry Connolly (D),  Elijah Cummings (D),  Madeleine Dean (D),  Peter DeFazio (D),  Rosa DeLauro (D),  Anna Eshoo (D),  Tulsi Gabbard (D),  Chuy García (D),  Debra Haaland (D),  Denny Heck (D),  Katie Hill (D),  Jim Himes (D),  Jared Huffman (D),  Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),  Marcy Kaptur (D),  Bill Keating (D),  Ro Khanna (D),  Ann Kuster (D),  Conor Lamb (D),  Rick Larsen (D),  Barbara Lee (D),  Andy Levin (D),  John Lewis (D),  Ted Lieu (D),  Zoe Lofgren (D),  Alan Lowenthal (D),  Stephen Lynch (D),  Tom Malinowski (D),  Betty McCollum (D),  Jim McGovern (D),  Grace Meng (D),  Joe Morelle (D),  Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D),  Jerry Nadler (D),  Grace Napolitano (D),  Richard Neal (D),  Joe Neguse (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Ilhan Omar (D),  Ed Perlmutter (D),  Dean Phillips (D),  Chellie Pingree (D),  Mark Pocan (D),  Mike Quigley (D),  Jamie Raskin (D),  Kathleen Rice (D),  Dutch Ruppersberger (D),  Bobby Rush (D),  Tim Ryan (D),  Linda Sánchez (D),  Mary Gay Scanlon (D),  Jan Schakowsky (D),  Adam Schiff (D),  Brad Sherman (D),  Elissa Slotkin (D),  Adam Smith (D),  Jackie Speier (D),  Mike Thompson (D),  Dina Titus (D),  Paul Tonko (D),  Nydia Velázquez (D),  Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),  Maxine Waters (D),  Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),  Susan Wild (D), 

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. (on 03/13/2019)

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