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HR 6470 112th Congress House Agriculture and Food Congressional oversight Government studies and investigations Mammals Pest management Public contracts and procurement Urban and suburban affairs and development

PESTT Act

Introduced: September 20, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Nov 14, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture .
Sep 20, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Sep 20, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pest Elimination Services Transparency and Terminology or the PESTT Act - Amends the Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1988, with respect to nuisance animal control activities and agreements of the Department of Agriculture (USDA), to define "urban rodent control" (excepted from such activities) as efforts to directly control any mammal in the order Rodentia in a location that is not an airport or in a rural area.

Requires the Comptroller General to submit a report to Congress on activities carried out by the Wildlife Services program of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service that: (1) identifies activities that can be carried out by private sector entities, (2) prioritizes those vital to the protection of public health and safety and agricultural production and that can be performed by such entities, and (3) recommends ways to avoid duplication by the Wildlife Services program and the private sector.

What's happening now November 14, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture .

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6470: PESTT Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6470/
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"H.R. 6470: PESTT Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6470/.
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H.R. 6470, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6470/.
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