(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Pest Management Records Modernization Act - Amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to authorize commercial applicators of pesticides to create, retain, submit, and convey a pesticide application-related record, report, data, or other information in electronic form to satisfy any federal, state, or local law.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5714 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5714
To permit commercial applicators of pesticides to create, retain,
submit, and convey pesticide application-related records, reports,
data, and other information in electronic form.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 14, 2014
Mr. Schrader (for himself and Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
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A BILL
To permit commercial applicators of pesticides to create, retain,
submit, and convey pesticide application-related records, reports,
data, and other information in electronic form.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pest Management Records
Modernization Act''.
SEC. 2. USE OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS BY COMMERCIAL APPLICATORS OF
PESTICIDES TO COMPLY WITH RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS.
Section 1491 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act
of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 136i-1) is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
``(h) Electronic Recordkeeping and Reporting.--Notwithstanding any
contrary provision of Federal, State, or local law, commercial
applicators of pesticides, including commercial applicators of
restricted use pesticides, may create, retain, submit, and convey a
pesticide application-related record, report, data, or other
information in electronic form in order to satisfy any requirement for
such creation, retention, submission, or conveyance, respectively,
under any Federal, State, or local law.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Mr. Thompson (PA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8231-8232)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5714.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8231)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8231)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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