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Union Calendar No. 375
116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2854
[Report No. 116–468]
To amend the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966
to prohibit the use of neonicotinoids in a National Wildlife Refuge,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 20, 2019
Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ
(for herself, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr.
HUFFMAN, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms.
NORTON, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. COHEN,
Ms. PINGREE, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr.
RASKIN, Ms. HAALAND, and Mrs. RADEWAGEN) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
AUGUST 7, 2020
Additional sponsors: Mr. MEEKS, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. AGUILAR, Ms. KUSTER of
New Hampshire, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr.
DEFAZIO, Ms. GABBARD, Mr. CASTEN of Illinois, Ms. SLOTKIN, Mr.
LOWENTHAL, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. MORELLE, Ms. MCCOL-
LUM, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. RYAN, Mr.
CARBAJAL, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. BASS, Ms. LEE of California,
Mr. NEGUSE, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. LYNCH, Mrs. DAVIS of California, and
Mrs. BEATTY
AUGUST 7, 2020
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources; committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be
printed
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•HR 2854 RH
A BILL
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protect Our Refuges
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Act of 2019’’.
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF THE USE OF NEONICOTINOIDS IN
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A NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.
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The National Wildlife Refuge System Administration
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Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.) is amended—
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(1) by redesignating section 5 as section 6; and
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(2) by inserting after section 4 the following:
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‘‘SEC. 5 NEONICOTINOID.
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‘‘No person may use a neonicotinoid in the System.’’.
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Union Calendar No. 375
116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2854
[Report No. 116–468]
A BILL
To amend the National Wildlife Refuge System Ad-
ministration Act of 1966 to prohibit the use of
neonicotinoids in a National Wildlife Refuge, and
for other purposes.
AUGUST 7, 2020
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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