U.S. Congress - H.R.872 Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011
H.R.872 - Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011
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. view all titles (5)
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- Official: 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. as introduced.
- Short: Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011 as introduced.
- Short: Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011 as reported to house.
- Short: Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011 as passed house.
- Short: Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011 as reported to senate.
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Roll call number 206 in the House
Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended: H R 872 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
Official Summary
6/21/2011--Reported to Senate without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on March 31, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FOfficial Summary
6/21/2011--Reported to Senate without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on March 31, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act [CWA]) to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or a state from requiring a permit under the CWA for a discharge from a point source into navigable waters of a pesticide authorized for sale, distribution, or use under FIFRA, or the residue of such a pesticide, resulting from the application of such pesticide. Exempts from such prohibition the following discharges containing a pesticide or pesticide residue:(1) a discharge resulting from the application of a pesticide in violation of FIFRA that is relevant to protecting water quality, if the discharge would not have occurred but for the violation or the amount of pesticide or pesticide residue contained in the discharge is greater than would have occurred without the violation;
(2) stormwater discharges regulated under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES); and
(3) discharges regulated under NPDES of manufacturing or industrial effluent or treatment works effluent and discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel, including a discharge resulting from ballasting operations or vessel biofouling prevention.
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Organizations Supporting H.R.872
- National Grange
- National Cotton Council of America
- American Farm Bureau Federation
- Chemical Producers and Distributors Association
- National Agricultural Aviation Association
- Western Growers
- ...and 59 more. See all.
Organizations Opposing H.R.872
- Clean Water Network
- Northwest Center for Alternatives to Pesticides
- Beyond Pesticides
- Natural Resources Defense Council
Latest Letters to Congress
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H.R.872 Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011
sandshark
August 04, 2012
Aloha,
I am writing as your constituent in the 2nd Congressional district of Hawaii. I am writing as your constituent in the 2nd Congressional district of Hawaii. I oppose H.R.872 - Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
I implore you to continue to stand strong against all attacks on our important environmental protection laws. Financial profit pales in compariso... -
H.R.872 Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011
jimmerz28
April 27, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 15th Congressional district of Michigan. I am writing as your constituent in the 15th Congressional district of Michigan. I oppose H.R.872 - Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
The application of known carcinogens into our waterways as well as onto our land does not need less regulation by not requiring permits.
An opposi... -
H.R.872 Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011
texasred01
November 02, 2011
I am writing as your constituent in the 2nd Congressional district of Arizona. I am writing as your constituent in the 2nd Congressional district of Arizona. I support H.R.872 - Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Sincerely,
Barbara Carpenter
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