Pest Management Records Modernization Act

Bill: 113-hr-5714
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5]
Introduced: 2014-11-14
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Business records

Computers and information technology

Government information and archives

Hazardous wastes and toxic substances

Pest management
Latest action: action_date: 2014-12-03
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-11-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>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.</p>

action_date: 2014-12-02
action_desc: Passed House without amendment
text: <p><b>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</b></p> <p>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.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5714 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 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pest Management Records Modernization Act . 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. .

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5714 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To permit commercial applicators of pesticides to create, retain, submit, and convey pesticide application-related records, reports, data, and other information in electronic form.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pest Management Records Modernization Act . 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. .

Passed the House of Representatives December 2, 2014. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: IIB 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5714 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 3, 2014 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry AN ACT To permit commercial applicators of pesticides to create, retain, submit, and convey pesticide application-related records, reports, data, and other information in electronic form.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pest Management Records Modernization Act . 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. .

Passed the House of Representatives December 2, 2014. Karen L. Haas, Clerk