Farmworker Pesticide Safety Act
- Last Action
- 6/15/2021
Actions
- 2021-06-15Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
- 2021-04-01Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- 2021-04-01Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E331-332)
- 2021-04-01Introduced in House
- 2021-04-01Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-04-01 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (1)
- André Carson (D-IN)
Subjects
- Agricultural education
- Civil actions and liability
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Environmental education
- Environmental regulatory procedures
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government information and archives
- Government trust funds
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Licensing and registrations
- Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
- Pest management
- Public-private cooperation
- Worker safety and health
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