April 18: bills handled by Agriculture Committee

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April 18: bills handled by Agriculture Committee

The Agriculture Committee handled H.R.7266 bill on April 18, according to the US Congress.

Bill H.R.7266 titled “To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to prohibit the local regulation of pesticide use, and for other purposes” was referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology Horticulture and Research by the Committee on Agriculture. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Rodney Davis.

The Agriculture Committee moves forward in some way on one bill per day, taking one action on average per day.

Most bills have a hearing where those involved explain why they are for or against the bill. Roughly 8,000 bills are addressed by committees each year but only about 800 make it to the floor of Congress, according to ushistory.org.

A 2019 report from the Brookings Institute argued committees aren’t capable of delving fully into the issues they address and are forced to rely on lobbyists.

Bills Addressed by Agriculture Committee on April 18
Bill NameSponsorAction
To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to prohibit the local regulation of pesticide use, and for other purposes.Rep. Davis, RodneyCommittee on Agriculture