A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish, monitor, and enforce efficacy standards for antimicrobial control agents used to control pest microorganisms that pose a threat to human health, and for other purposes.

Summary

Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) establish efficacy standards (as defined in this Act) for antimicrobial control agents, including disinfectants, used to control pest microorganisms; (2) monitor standards compliance; and (3) implement an enforcement program.

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Timeline

1. 21 July 1986

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 21 July 1986

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 25 July 1986

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Agricultural Research.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 21 July 1986

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN] · D · Sponsor
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