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<item congress="113" measure-type="s" measure-number="175" measure-id="id113s175" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2013-01-29" update-date="2013-02-09">
<title>A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to improve the use of certain registered pesticides.</title>
<summary summary-id="id113s175v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2013-02-09">
<action-date>2013-01-29</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to provide that no permit shall be required for: (1) the use of a pesticide that is registered or otherwise authorized for use under such Act; (2) the use of a biological control organism for the prevention, control, or eradication of a plant pest or noxious weed that is in accordance with the Plant Protection Act; or (3) the conduct of any other plant pest, noxious weed, or pest control activity conducted in accordance with the Plant Protection Act.</p>]]></summary-text>
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