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HR 2609 105th Congress House

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…

Official title: 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 … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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.

Introduced: October 6, 1997 See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Administrative procedureAgriculture in foreign tradeCommerceEnvironmental Protection
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It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 27, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Oct 14, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Oct 6, 1997
Referred to House Agriculture
Oct 6, 1997
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 6, 1997
Referred to House Commerce
Oct 6, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 27, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 3 Republican 5
R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Apr 22, 1998
TAUZIN, W.
· Nov 13, 1997
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Nov 13, 1997
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Nov 5, 1997
NETHERCUTT, GEORGE
· Oct 29, 1997
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Oct 28, 1997
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Oct 22, 1997
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Oct 22, 1997
BALLENGER, CASS
· Oct 21, 1997
Burr, Richard
· Oct 21, 1997
DOOLEY, CAL
· Oct 21, 1997
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Oct 21, 1997
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Oct 21, 1997
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Oct 6, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2609: 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.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2609/
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"H.R. 2609: 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.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2609/.
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H.R. 2609, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2609/.
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