About the bill
H.R. 953 amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (also known as the Clean Water Act of CWA) to clarify that it is the intent of Congress that pesticides registered and properly used under FIFRA do not require an additional CWA permit for their use in or around navigable waters.
FIFRA governs the sale and use of pesticides in the U.S. through registration and labeling, in order to “protect human health and the environment from unreasonable adverse effects of pesticides.” FIFRA requires all pesticides be labeled indicating approved uses and restrictions. The objective of the CWA is to “restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Nation’s water.” It does this through prohibiting the discharge of a pollutant …
Sponsor and status
115th Congress (2017–2019)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on May 24, 2017 but was never passed by the Senate.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
47 Cosponsors (43 Republicans, 4 Democrats)
History
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Mar 31, 2011
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Earlier Version —
Passed House (Senate next)
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Jul 31, 2014
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Earlier Version —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 935 (113th). |
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Feb 7, 2017
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Introduced
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Feb 16, 2017
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Ordered Reported
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May 18, 2017
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Reported by House Committee on Agriculture
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May 24, 2017
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Passed House (Senate next)
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H.R. 953 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 953. This is the one from the 115th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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