I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2854 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 20, 2019 Ms. 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. .