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H.R. 5089 118th Congress House

Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2023

Official title: To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify Congressional intent regarding the regu… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify Congressional intent regarding the regulation of the use of pesticides in or near navigable waters, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 28, 2023 Introduced by: David Rouzer Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory proceduresEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental regulatory proceduresHazardous wastes and toxic substances
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Licensing and registrationsNavigation, waterways, harborsPest managementState and local government operationsWater quality
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 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 16, 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 722.
Dec 16, 2024
Committee on Agriculture discharged.
Dec 16, 2024
Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-885, Part I.
Jan 31, 2024
Ordered to be Reported.
Jan 31, 2024
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Jan 31, 2024
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged
Sep 19, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Jul 31, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Jul 28, 2023
Introduced in House
Jul 28, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Latest action December 16, 2024

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 722.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2023

This bill modifies requirements governing the use of pesticides in or near navigable waters. Specifically, the bill prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency or states from requiring permits under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System for discharges of pesticides into navigable waters if the pesticides are (1) registered, (2) used for their intended purposes, and (3) used in compliance with their pesticide label requirements. The bill establishes exemptions from this prohibition.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Lobbying activity 2

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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Maloy, Celeste
Utah · Nov 12, 2024
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Aug 22, 2023
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LaMalfa, Doug
California · Jul 28, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5089: Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5089/
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"H.R. 5089: Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5089/.
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H.R. 5089, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5089/.
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