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H.R. 5015: Saving America's Pollinators Act of 2018

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H.R. 5015: Saving America's Pollinators Act of 2018

115th Congress · introduced 2018-02-14 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2018-02-14 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Saving America's Pollinators Act of 2018

Plain summary

Saving America's Pollinators Act of 2018 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to suspend the registration of members of the nitro group of neonicotinoid insecticides that are registered under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act for specified uses. Registration for such uses is suspended until the EPA determines that the insecticides will not cause unreasonable adverse effects on pollinators. The determination must be based on: an evaluation of the published and peer-reviewed scientific evidence, and a completed field study that evaluates residues, chronic low-dose exposure, and cumulative effects of multiple chemical exposures. For purposes of protecting and ensuring the long-term viability of native bees and other pollinators, the Department of the Interior must monitor and report on the health and population status of native bees.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Saving America's Pollinators Act of 2018

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] · 46 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

James P. McGovern (D-MA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Pete Aguilar (D-CA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr5015 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115