REDTAPE Act

United States116th CongressHR-890House of Representatives
Updated: Feb 25, 2019

Summary

Reducing EPA Duplication to Advance Pesticide Enforcement Act or the REDTAPE Act 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.

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Timeline

  1. 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.

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  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

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  4. Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.

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