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S 718 112th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Licensing and registrations Pest management

A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to improve the use of certain registered pesticides.

Introduced: April 4, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Apr 4, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Apr 4, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to provide that no permit shall be required for: (1) the use of a pesticide that is registered or otherwise authorized for use under such Act; (2) the use of a biological control organism for the prevention, control, or eradication of a plant pest or noxious weed that is in accordance with the Plant Protection Act; or (3) the conduct of any other plant pest, noxious weed, or pest control activity conducted in accordance with the Plant Protection Act.

What's happening now April 4, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 8
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · May 10, 2011
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Apr 13, 2011
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Apr 12, 2011
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Apr 7, 2011
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Apr 7, 2011
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Apr 7, 2011
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Apr 7, 2011
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Apr 7, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 718: A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to improve the use of certain registered pesticides.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-718/
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"S. 718: A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to improve the use of certain registered pesticides.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-718/.
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S. 718, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-718/.
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