INSECTS

Bills and resolutions

Bat Week: designate (see S. Res. 830), S6668 [14NO] (see H. Res. 1446), H8409 [21OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish fund for spotted wing drosophila research and mitigation (see S. 4745), S3862 [2AU]

Ecology and environment: issue semipostal to benefit programs that combat invasive species (see H.R. 6936), H1302 [3MR]

Pesticides: prohibit local regulation of pesticide use (see H.R. 7266), H3970 [29MR]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Agriculture: emergency assistance for livestock, honey bees, and farm-raised fish funding, H3750 [16MR]

Forests: allow funding for forest management activities that modify, improve, enchance, or create and protect wildlife habitats from wildfires, H5517, H5518 [14JN]

——— implement proactive forest management standards on public lands to reduce threat of wildfire and other risks, H1258 [2MR], H8782 [6DE]

——— implement proactive forest management standards on public lands to reduce threat of wildfire and other risks (H.R. 4614), H3739 [15MR]

National forests: establish categorical exclusion for certain forest management activities relative to early successional forests and for certain activities relative to outdoor recreation (H.R. 4584), H7429 [29JY]

University of Georgia: tribute to beekeeping program, H9741 [14DE]

Remarks in Senate

Shelley, ID: tribute to Cox’s Honey (business), S2784 [6JN]

Reports filed

Stamp Out Invasive Species Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6936) (H. Rept. 117–640), H9851 [14DE]

Texts of

S. Res. 830, Bat Week, S6672 [14NO]