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Version 80 · Reported to Senate without amendment · Jun 21, 2011
(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.
People & committees
Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-18] · R–OH
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 78.
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Stabenow without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Stabenow without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 292 - 130 (Roll no. 206). (text: CR 3/30/2011 H2083)
House roll call 206 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 292 - 130 (Roll no. 206).(text: CR 3/30/2011 H2083)
House roll call 206 · Individual votesConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2129-2130)
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 872.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2083-2091)
Mr. Gibbs moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 21.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 112-43, Part II.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 112-43, Part II.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 112-43, Part I.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 112-43, Part I.
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 46 - 8.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
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.
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.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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