S. 175: A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to improve the use of certain registered pesticides.

Introduced:
Jan 29, 2013 (113th Congress, 2013–2015)
Sponsor:
Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS]
Status:
Referred to Committee

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Progress
Introduced Jan 29, 2013
Referred to Committee Jan 29, 2013
Reported by Committee ...
Passed Senate ...
Passed House ...
Signed by the President ...
Prognosis

1% chance of getting past committee.
0% chance of being enacted.

Only 12% of Senate bills made it past committee and only 2% were enacted in 2011–2013. [show factors | methodology]

Cosponsors
14 cosponsors (14R) (show)
Committees

Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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Last updated Jan 29, 2013.
2 pages

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1/29/2013--Introduced.
Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to provide that no permit shall be required for:
(1) the use of a pesticide that is registered or otherwise authorized for use under such Act;
(2) the use of a biological control organism for the prevention, control, or eradication of a plant pest or noxious weed that is in accordance with the Plant Protection Act; or
(3) the conduct of any other plant pest, noxious weed, or pest control activity conducted in accordance with the Plant Protection Act.

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