H.R. 730 · 113th Congress · 2013–2014
PESTT Act
H.R. 730 in the 113th Congress (2013–2014) was introduced on Feb 14, 2013, sponsored by Mick Mulvaney with 33 co-sponsors.
During the 113th Congress (2013–2014), Barack Obama was president, and Republicans held the House majority and Democrats the Senate majority.
- Status
- Introduced
- Introduced
- Feb 14, 2013
- Co-sponsors
- 33
- Policy area
- Agriculture and Food
What it does
Pest Elimination Services Transparency and Terminology or the PESTT Act - Amends the Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1988, with respect to nuisance animal control activities and agreements of the Department of Agriculture (USDA), to define "urban rodent control" (excepted from such activities) as efforts to directly control any mammal in the order Rodentia in a location that is not an a…
Summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service.
Sponsor
Mick Mulvaney (R-SC). Co-sponsors: 5 Democrats, 28 Republicans.
Where it stands
- IntroducedFeb 14, 2013
- Passed the House—
- Passed the Senate—
- Sent to the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture. (Mar 1, 2013)
Other Agriculture and Food bills in the 113th Congress
- H.R. 2642: Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013
- S. 541: Safeguard American Food Exports Act of 2013
- H.R. 693: Sugar Reform Act of 2013
- S. 746: A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to establish a market-driven…
- H.R. 1094: Safeguard American Food Exports Act of 2013
- H.R. 1182: Stopping Needless Additional Performance Bonuses (SNAP) Act of 2013
- H.R. 1355: State Nutrition Assistance Flexibility Act of 2013
- H.R. 1414: Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013
- H.R. 1731: Egg Products Inspection Act Amendments of 2013
- H.R. 4432: Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2014
Committees
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