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HR 2854 116th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Pest management Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Protect Our Refuges Act of 2019

Introduced: February 25, 2020 Introduced by: Velázquez, Nydia M. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 7, 2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 375.
Aug 7, 2020
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-468.
Nov 20, 2019
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 17 - 13.
Nov 20, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 20, 2019
Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
Sep 24, 2019
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 10, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
May 20, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
May 20, 2019
Introduced in House
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Protect Our Refuges Act of 2019

This bill prohibits the use of neonicotinoids (a class of neuroactive insecticides that are chemically similar to nicotine) within the National Wildlife Refuge System.

What's happening now August 7, 2020

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 375.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1856 Related bill Protect Our Refuges Act of 2019
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 31
All 31 Democratic 28 Republican 1
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jun 15, 2020
DAVIS, SUSAN
· Feb 25, 2020
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Nov 18, 2019
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 28, 2019
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Sep 11, 2019
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Sep 6, 2019
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Sep 6, 2019
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Aug 23, 2019
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Aug 16, 2019
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Jul 25, 2019
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jul 12, 2019
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Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Jul 9, 2019
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Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jul 5, 2019
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Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Jun 28, 2019
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Casten, Sean
Illinois · Jun 26, 2019
Gabbard, Tulsi
· Jun 21, 2019
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Lieu, Ted
California · Jun 18, 2019
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Aguilar, Pete
California · Jun 10, 2019
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 30, 2019
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · May 20, 2019
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 20, 2019
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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · May 20, 2019
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · May 20, 2019
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · May 20, 2019
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 20, 2019
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 20, 2019
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · May 20, 2019
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Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · May 20, 2019
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · May 20, 2019
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 20, 2019
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 20, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2854: Protect Our Refuges Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2854/
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"H.R. 2854: Protect Our Refuges Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2854/.
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