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S. 780 (98th)

A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to maintain a facility for the biological testing of pesticides under such Act.

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Introduced

11 March 1983

Last action

22 March 1983 · Referred

Status

Referred to Subcommittee on Agricultural Research.

Sponsors

Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD], Sen. Randolph, Jennings [D-WV], Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR], Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC], Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD], Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH], Rep. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT-2], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND], Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA]

Subjects

Environment

Source updated

14 January 2025

Environment

Summary

Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to maintain a biological pesticide testing facility. Requires such facility to verify pesticide application data and conduct periodic compliance tests.

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Timeline

  1. 11 March 1983

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 11 March 1983

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 17 March 1983

    Committee

    Committee on Agriculture requested executive comment from Environmental Protection Agency.

    Source: Committee

  4. 22 March 1983

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Agricultural Research.

    Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

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