A bill to clarify Congressional intent regarding the regulation of the use of pesticides in or near navigable waters, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-340| Senate
| Updated: 2/7/2017
Mike Crapo
Republican Senator
Idaho
Cosponsors (18)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Jerry Moran (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Jeff Flake (Republican)Joe Donnelly (Democratic)Heidi Heitkamp (Democratic)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Michael B. Enzi (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Roy Blunt (Republican)John Thune (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Deb Fischer (Republican)Claire McCaskill (Democratic)John Barrasso (Republican)Pat Roberts (Republican)
Environment and Public Works Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency or a state from requiring a permit under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) for a discharge of a pesticide from a point source into navigable waters if the discharge is approved under FIFRA. Point source pollution is waste discharged from a distinct place, such as a pipe, channel, or tunnel. The bill establishes exemptions from this prohibition.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Environmental Protection
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental regulatory proceduresHazardous wastes and toxic substancesLicensing and registrationsPest managementWater quality
A bill to clarify Congressional intent regarding the regulation of the use of pesticides in or near navigable waters, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-340| Senate
| Updated: 2/7/2017
Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency or a state from requiring a permit under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) for a discharge of a pesticide from a point source into navigable waters if the discharge is approved under FIFRA. Point source pollution is waste discharged from a distinct place, such as a pipe, channel, or tunnel. The bill establishes exemptions from this prohibition.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Mike Crapo
Republican Senator
Idaho
Cosponsors (18)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Jerry Moran (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Jeff Flake (Republican)Joe Donnelly (Democratic)Heidi Heitkamp (Democratic)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Michael B. Enzi (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Roy Blunt (Republican)John Thune (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Deb Fischer (Republican)Claire McCaskill (Democratic)John Barrasso (Republican)Pat Roberts (Republican)
Environment and Public Works Committee
Environmental Protection
Related Bills
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental regulatory proceduresHazardous wastes and toxic substancesLicensing and registrationsPest managementWater quality