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H.R. 1709 (110th)

Pollinator Protection Act

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Introduced

27 March 2007

Last action

28 March 2007 · Introduced

Status

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E663-664)

Sponsors

Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12], Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3], Rep. Mahoney, Tim [D-FL-16], Rep. Kuhl, John R. "Randy", Jr. [R-NY-29], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Johnson, Timothy V. [R-IL-15], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large], Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26], Rep. Putnam, Adam H. [R-FL-12], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7], Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12], Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7], Rep. Marshall, Jim [D-GA-8], Rep. Walsh, James T. [R-NY-25], Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1], Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27], Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2], Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23], Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15], Rep. Carney, Christopher P. [D-PA-10], Rep. Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Arcuri, Michael A. [D-NY-24], Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1], Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19], Rep. Miller, Brad [D-NC-13], Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16], Rep. Chandler, Ben [D-KY-6], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], ROBERT BRADY, Rep. Boyd, Allen [D-FL-2], Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-46], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6]

Subjects

Agriculture, Education

Source updated

14 August 2025

Agriculture · Education

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Summary

Pollinator Protection Act - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Agricultural Research Service, for: (1) personnel, facilities improvement, and additional research at Department of Agriculture Apicultural Research Laboratories; (2) research on honey bee physiology, insect pathology, insect chemical ecology, and honey bee toxicology at other Department facilities in New York, Florida, California, and Texas; and (3) research to identify causes and solutions for Colony Collapse Disorder. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary, through the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, for research grants to investigate: (1) honey bee immunology, genomics, biology, ecology, and bioinformatics; (2) pollination biology; and (3) the effects of genetically modified crops, insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides on honey bees and other beneficial insects and pollinators.

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Timeline

  1. 27 March 2007

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

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  2. 27 March 2007

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 27 March 2007

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

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  4. 28 March 2007

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E663-664)

    Source: IntroReferral

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