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Prohibit Chlorpyrifos Poisoning Students Act of 2018

Introduced: December 18, 2018 Introduced by: Schatz, Brian Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
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Dec 18, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Dec 18, 2018
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibit Chlorpyrifos Poisoning Students Act of 2018

This bill regulates restricted use pesticides. Specifically, the bill requires certified applicators of restricted use pesticides to submit a quarterly report to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) documenting all use of those pesticides. The EPA shall make publicly available a summary of those reports.

The bill also requires certified applicators of restricted use pesticides to post signage in the area in which an application is to occur not later than seven days before the application.

The bill prohibits: (1) any pesticide containing chlorpyrifos (unless a temporary permit is granted to a certified applicator), and (2) application of a pesticide classified for restricted use, or an organophosphate pesticide, on or within a buffer zone of a school property.

What's happening now December 18, 2018

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

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