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HR 1891 115th Congress House Environmental Protection Agricultural conservation and pollution Agricultural practices and innovations Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Pest management

Safe Agriculture Production Act of 2017

Introduced: April 4, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Apr 24, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Apr 4, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Apr 4, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Safe Agriculture Production Act of 2017

This bill amends the Plant Protection Act to allow state, local, or tribal governments to use methyl bromide as a fumigant if: (1) the use is required to respond to an emergency concerning a significant economic loss of crops to pests or diseases, and (2) the Department of Agriculture (USDA) does not object to that use within a specified time period.

The bill allows this use of methyl bromide during an emergency event regardless of whether the use is registered and included in the label approved for the product by the Environmental Protection Agency under Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.

The bill limits the amount of methyl bromide that may be used per emergency event at a specific location to not more than 20 metric tons. The aggregate amount of methyl bromide used in the United States each year may not exceed the total amount authorized under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.

The bill gives USDA exclusive authority for determining which species are considered quarantine pests.

What's happening now April 24, 2017

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 1 Republican 11
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Womack, Steve
Arkansas · Nov 8, 2017
 R
Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Oct 2, 2017
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · May 25, 2017
 R
Valadao, David G.
California · Apr 26, 2017
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Apr 20, 2017
Denham, Jeff
· Apr 6, 2017
 R
Bost, Mike
Illinois · Apr 4, 2017
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Apr 4, 2017
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Apr 4, 2017
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Apr 4, 2017
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Apr 4, 2017
 R
Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Apr 4, 2017
Rooney, Thomas
· Apr 4, 2017
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Apr 4, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1891: Safe Agriculture Production Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1891/
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"H.R. 1891: Safe Agriculture Production Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1891/.
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H.R. 1891, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1891/.
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