Farmworker Pesticide Safety Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Apr 1, 2021)
Farmworker Pesticide Safety Act
This bill addresses the administration of the Pesticide Registration Fund under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
Under the bill, any amounts collected for FIFRA violations must be deposited to be used as part of the fund.
The bill prescribes how the fund must be used for FY2021-FY2023, including by instructing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to utilize a certain amount of money from specified parts of the fund for partnership grants, the pesticide safety education program, and scientific and regulatory activities relating to worker protection.
Finally, the bill requires the EPA to include in its annual report a comprehensive statement of fund expenditures and deposits into the fund that come from amounts collected for FIFRA violations.
What just happenedJun 15, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseApr 1, 2021
- Jun 15, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee - Apr 1, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Agriculture Committee - Apr 1, 2021IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E331-332)
- Apr 1, 2021IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Apr 1, 2021IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House