H.R. 2854 — Introduced in House

I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2854 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 20, 2019Ms. Velázquez (for herself, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Huffman, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Haaland, and Mrs. Radewagen) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to prohibit the use of neonicotinoids in a National Wildlife Refuge, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Our Refuges Act of 2019. 2. Prohibition of the use of Neonicotinoids in a National Wildlife Refuge The National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.) is amended— (1) by redesignating section 5 as section 6; and (2) by inserting after section 4 the following: 5 Neonicotinoid No person may use a neonicotinoid in the System. .