118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 5089Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2023

To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify Congressional intent regarding the regulation of the use of pesticides in or near navigable waters, and for other purposes.

Environmental protection
Introduced Jul 28, 2023
Last action Dec 16, 2024
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Jul 28, 2023
Step 2
Referred
Sep 19, 2023
Agriculture · T&I
Step 3
Committee
Jan 31, 2024
Reported out
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

This bill modifies requirements governing the use of pesticides in or near navigable waters. Specifically, the bill prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency or states from requiring permits under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System for discharges of pesticides into navigable waters if the pesticides are (1) registered, (2) used for their intended purposes, and (3) used in compliance with their pesticide label requirements. The bill establishes exemptions from this prohibition.

Provisions · 3 sectionsReported to House
Timeline · 11 actions
Dec 16, 2024
Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-885, Part I.
Dec 16, 2024
Committee on Agriculture discharged.
Dec 16, 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 722.
Jan 31, 2024
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged
Jan 31, 2024
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Jan 31, 2024
Ordered to be Reported.
Sep 19, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Jul 31, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Jul 28, 2023
Introduced in House
Jul 28, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 28, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.