WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Pesticides

H.R. 5522, The Combustible Dust Explosion and Fire Prevention Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $1.62

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5522 would require the Secretary of Labor to issue interim and final occupational safety and health standards regarding worker exposure to combustible dust....

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P.L. 110-193, A bill to make technical corrections to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2571 would make technical corrections to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act....

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H.R. 4775, The Compound 1080 and M-44 Elimination Act

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4775 would prohibit the manufacture, processing, possession, or distribution in commerce of the poison sodium fluoroacetate (known as "Compound 1080"), it would provide for the collection and destruction of remaining stocks of Compound 1080, it would compensate persons who turn in Compound 1080 to the Secretary of Agriculture for destruction, and it would prohibit the use of certain predator control devices by the federal government....

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S. 2242, The Heartland, Habitat, Harvest, and Horticulture Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $67.97

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2242 would amend the Trade Act of 1974 to establish supplemental agricultural disaster assistance and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for conservation and alternative energy sources and to provide tax relief for farmers....

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P.L. 110-85, The Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 - Savings per Average Family: $0.24

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3580 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and for medical devices, and it would enhance the postmarket authorities of the Food and Drug Administration with respect to the safety of drugs....

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P.L. 110-94, The Pesticide Registration Improvement Renewal Act

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1983 would amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to renew and amend the provisions for the enhanced review of covered pesticide products, it would authorize fees for certain pesticide products, and it would expend and improve the collection of maintenance fees....

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H.R. 3290, The School Environment Protection Act of 2007

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3290 would amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to require local educational agencies and schools to implement integrated pest management systems to minimize the use of pesticides in schools and to provide parents, guardians, and employees with notice of the use of pesticides in schools....

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H.R. 3161, The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $346.29

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008....

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H.R. 2674, The CARE Act of 2007

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2674 would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase penalties for violations of child labor laws....

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H.R. 2643, The Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $241.19

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2643 would make appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008....

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P.L. 110-234, The Food and Energy Security Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $5839.76

Tue, 22 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2419 would provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012....

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H.R. 2401, The NOURISH Act of 2007

Mon, 21 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2401 would provide for greater access and opportunities for socially disadvantaged farmers, it would create incentives for research, conservation, and market viability, it would provide a healthy and just work environment for agricultural workers, it would provide Americans with healthier food choices, and it would address hunger and poverty in the United States....

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H.R. 2144, The Farm, Nutrition, and Community Investment Act of 2007

Thu, 03 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2144 would extend and enhance farm, nutrition, and community development programs of the Department of Agriculture....

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H.R. 1972, The Community Environmental Equity Act

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1972 would amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit discrimination regarding exposure to hazardous substances....

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S. 1082, The Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $71.78

Tue, 10 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1082 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to reauthorize and amend the prescription drug user fee provisions....

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H.R. 1814, The Agricultural Business Security Tax Credit Act of 2007

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1814 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit to certain agriculture-related businesses for the cost of protecting certain chemicals....

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H.R. 1709, The Pollinator Protection Act

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1709 would authorize resources for sustained research and analysis to address Colony Collapse Disorder....

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H.R. 1148, The Safe Food Act of 2007

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1148 would establish the Food Safety Administration to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness, ensuring the safety of food, improving research on contaminants leading to food-borne illness, and improving security of food from intentional contamination....

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S. 654, The Safe Food Act of 2007

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 654 would establish the Food Safety Administration to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness, ensuring the safety of food, improving research on contaminants leading to food-borne illness, and improving security of food from intentional contamination....

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H.R. 1108, The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act - Cost per Average Family: $80.30

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1108 would protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products....

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S. 625, The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act - Cost per Average Family: $79.77

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 625 would protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products....

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S. 544, The Agricultural Business Security Tax Credit Act of 2007

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 544 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit to certain agriculture-related businesses for the cost of protecting certain chemicals....

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S. 551, The Agricultural Business Security Tax Credit Act of 2007

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 551 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit to certain agriculture-related businesses for the cost of protecting certain chemicals....

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S. 541, The Rural Opportunities Act of 2007

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 541 would amend the farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to promote local and regional support for sustainable bioenergy and biobased products, it would support the future of farming, forestry, and land management, and it would develop and support local bioenergy, biobased products, and food systems....

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H.R. 4591, The Stockholm and Rotterdam Toxics Treaty Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $0.09

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4591 would amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to authorize the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to implement provisions of three international environmental agreements: the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs Convention), the Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution for POPs (POPs Protocol to LRTAP), and the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in Internat...

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