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Titles (2)

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Short Titles - House of Representatives

Short Titles as Introduced

Safe Agriculture Production Act of 2017

Official Titles

Official Titles - House of Representatives

Official Title as Introduced

To amend the Plant Protection Act with respect to authorized uses of methyl bromide, and for other purposes.


Actions Overview (1)

Date Actions Overview
04/04/2017Introduced in House

All Actions (3)

Date All Actions
04/24/2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Action By: Committee on Agriculture
04/04/2017Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Action By: House of Representatives
04/04/2017Introduced in House
Action By: House of Representatives

Cosponsors (16)


Committees (1)

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Committee / Subcommittee Date Activity Reports
House Agriculture04/04/2017 Referred to
House Agriculture Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research04/24/2017 Referred to

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Introduced in House (04/04/2017)

Safe Agriculture Production Act of 2017

This bill amends the Plant Protection Act to allow state, local, or tribal governments to use methyl bromide as a fumigant if: (1) the use is required to respond to an emergency concerning a significant economic loss of crops to pests or diseases, and (2) the Department of Agriculture (USDA) does not object to that use within a specified time period.

The bill allows this use of methyl bromide during an emergency event regardless of whether the use is registered and included in the label approved for the product by the Environmental Protection Agency under Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.

The bill limits the amount of methyl bromide that may be used per emergency event at a specific location to not more than 20 metric tons. The aggregate amount of methyl bromide used in the United States each year may not exceed the total amount authorized under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.

The bill gives USDA exclusive authority for determining which species are considered quarantine pests.