H.R. 2692: Saving America's Pollinators Act of 2013

113th Congress · introduced 2013-07-16 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture.

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Where it came from: introduced 2013-07-16 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Saving America's Pollinators Act of 2013

Plain summary

Saving America's Pollinators Act of 2013 - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to suspend the registration of imidacloprid, clothianidin, thiamethoxam, dinotafuran, and any other members of the nitro group of neonicotinoid insecticides to the extent such insecticide is registered under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) for use in seed treatment, soil application, or foliar treatment on bee attractive plants, trees, and cereals until the Administrator has made a determination that such insecticide will not cause unreasonable adverse effects on pollinators. Requires such a determination to be based on: (1) an evaluation of the published and peer-reviewed scientific evidence on whether the use or uses of such neonicotinoids cause unreasonable adverse effects on pollinators, including native bees, honeybees, birds, bats, and other species of beneficial insects; and (2) a completed field study that meets the criteria required by the Administrator and evaluates residues, including residue build-up after repeated annual application, chronic low-dose exposure, and cumulative effects of multiple chemical exposures. Prohibits the Administrator from issuing any new registrations of the pesticides listed in this Act for any seed treatment, soil application, and foliar treatment on bee attractive plants, trees, and cereals under FIFRA until the Administrator has made such determination with respect to such insecticide. Requires the Secretary of the Interior, in coordination with the Administrator, to: (1) regularly monitor the health and population status of native bees, (2) identify the scope and likely causes of unusual native bee mortality, and (3) submit to Congress and make public an annual report on such health and population status.

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Saving America's Pollinators Act of 2013

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] · 73 cosponsors

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Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Rick Larsen (D-WA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Steven Horsford (D-NV), William R. Keating (D-MA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Betty McCollum (D-MN), André Carson (D-IN), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) and 13 more.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr2692.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>

Record fed-us-cong113-hr2692 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113