INSECTS

Bills and resolutions

BatWeek: designate (see H. Res. 1136), H9449 [26OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: mitigate threat of invasive species (see H.R. 5519), H3315 [13AP]

——— repeal forfeiture rule for peanuts under the nonrecourse marketing assistance loan program and prohibit funding for development of insect-based foods for human consumption (see S. 3716), S7356 [6DE]

Dept. of HHS: provide for a national strategy to address and overcome Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases (see H.R. 5878), H4242 [18MY] (see H.R. 5900), H4284 [21MY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a working group to study regulatory and legislative improvements to hours of service requirements relative to transportation of livestock and insects (see S. 3051), S3760 [12JN]

——— modify hours of service requirements relative to transportation of livestock and insects (see S. 2938), S2877 [23MY]

EPA: take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 5015), H1177 [14FE]

National Lyme Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 887), H3929 [10MY]

Remarks in House

Climate: effects of climate change, H6567 [19JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: assess and evaluate importation of tree and wood pests and provide options on how to intercept, detect, and address outbreaks, H4216, H4217 [18MY]

——— emergency funding to stop spread of spotted lanternfly in Pennsylvania, H968 [7FE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: report on wildfire prevention, insect infestation, and disease prevention efforts on Federal land, H4172 [17MY]

Diseases and disorders: combating malaria funding, E191 [15FE]

EPA: take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (H.R. 5015), E186 [14FE]

Forest Service: emerald ash borer eradication funding, H6455 [17JY]

——— establish pilot project for forest health, watershed improvement, and habitat restoration in New Mexico, H4214 [18MY]

——— modernize competitive forestry, natural resources, and environmental grants program and prioritize grants for forest restoration, H4215, H4216 [18MY]

Forests: implement proactive forest management standards on public lands to reduce threat of wildfire and other risks, H4859 [7JN], H9745 [30NO], H10119 [12DE]

——— implement proactive forest management standards on public lands to reduce threat of wildfire and other risks (H.R. 2936), H9086 [26SE]

National Lyme Disease Awareness Month: observance, H3751 [7MY]

Nothing But Nets (organization): tribute, H8175 [13SE]

Olsen, Gregory: appointment to Dept. of Agriculture National Honey Board, H1201 [15FE]

Remarks in Senate

Climate: effects of climate change, S7214–S7216 [29NO], S7420 [11DE]

——— impact of climate change on agriculture, S4473 [27JN]

——— impact of climate change on public health, S2252 [18AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit funding to support development of insect-based foods for human consumption, including cricket farming and taste-testing of insect-based foods, S5398 [26JY]

Reports filed

Saving America’s Vulnerable and Endangered Species (SAVES) Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2603) (H. Rept. 115–562), H1211 [15FE]