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HR 730 113th 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: February 14, 2013 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 1, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture.
Feb 14, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Feb 14, 2013
Introduced in House
 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 March 1, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture.

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