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An act to extend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, until September 30, 1981, and for other purposes.

Public Law 96-539 · H.R. 7018 · 96th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Jimmy Carter (D) on Dec 17, 1980 · Environmental Protection

Sponsor: Rep. Kika de la Garza (D-TX-15)

Cosponsors (1): Rep. William Wampler

Passage votesYeaNay

HouseRecorded vote: 334 yea, 13 nay334–13
SenateMethod not stated

Data notes

The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.

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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to permit the subpanels of the scientific advisory panel appointed by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to be composed of scientists other than members of such panel when necessary for the evaluation of scientific studies relied upon by the Administrator in assessing the impact of a proposed action on health and the environment. Requires the Administrator to submit to such panel for comment on the impact on health and the environment any suspended registration of any pesticide because of an imminent hazard.

Requires the Administrator to establish procedures for peer review with respect to the design, protocols, and conduct of major scientific studies to be conducted pursuant to such Act and for actions that may be taken relating to the change in classification, suspension, or cancellation of a pesticide.

Authorizes appropriations to carry out such Act for fiscal years 1980 and 1981.

Subjects rules and regulations issued pursuant to such Act to Congressional review and approval. Sets forth judicial review procedures.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 96th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 336 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

336 yea13 nay83 present or did not vote

Dimension 2

Economic left–right

More liberalMore conservative

Democrats who voted yea(216)

Rep. Parren MitchellD-MD-7
Rep. George CrockettD-MI-13
Rep. John ConyersD-MI-1
Rep. Louis StokesD-OH-21
Rep. Ronald DellumsD-CA-8
Rep. Frederick RichmondD-NY-14
Rep. Edward RoybalD-CA-25
Rep. Anthony BeilensonD-CA-23
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-19
Rep. Benjamin RosenthalD-NY-8
Rep. Don EdwardsD-CA-10
Rep. Henry GonzálezD-TX-20
Rep. Mickey LelandD-TX-18
Rep. James CormanD-CA-21
Rep. Edward PattenD-NJ-15
Rep. James ScheuerD-NY-11
Rep. Robert EckhardtD-TX-8
Rep. Paul SimonD-IL-24
Rep. William GrayD-PA-2
Rep. Jonathan BinghamD-NY-22
Rep. Theodore WeissD-NY-20
Rep. Julian DixonD-CA-28
Rep. David BoniorD-MI-12
Rep. Bill ClayD-MO-1
Rep. Bennett StewartD-IL-1
Rep. William LehmanD-FL-13
Rep. Dante FascellD-FL-15
Rep. Stephen SolarzD-NY-13
Rep. George BrownD-CA-36
Rep. George DanielsonD-CA-30
Rep. Richard NolanD-MN-6
Rep. John SeiberlingD-OH-14
Rep. Charles PriceD-IL-23
Rep. Gus HawkinsD-CA-29
Rep. William FordD-MI-15
Rep. Daniel RostenkowskiD-IL-8
Rep. Henry ReussD-WI-5
Rep. John BrademasD-IN-3
Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8
Rep. Richard OttingerD-NY-24
Rep. William MoorheadD-PA-14
Rep. John DingellD-MI-16
Rep. William BrodheadD-MI-17
Rep. James ShannonD-MA-5
Rep. Robert KastenmeierD-WI-2
Rep. Lionel Van DeerlinD-CA-42
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7
Rep. John FaryD-IL-5
Rep. Norman MinetaD-CA-13
Rep. Robert DrinanD-MA-4
Rep. Victor FazioD-CA-4
Rep. Daniel AkakaD-HI-2
Rep. Bruce VentoD-MN-4
Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-3
Rep. William BurlisonD-MO-10
Rep. James WrightD-TX-12
Rep. Elizabeth HoltzmanD-NY-16
Rep. James BlanchardD-MI-18
Rep. Alvin BaldusD-WI-3
Rep. Harold JohnsonD-CA-1
Rep. John MoakleyD-MA-9
Rep. Gerry StuddsD-MA-12
Rep. Charles VanikD-OH-22
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7
Rep. Clement ZablockiD-WI-4
Rep. Joseph AddabboD-NY-7
Rep. Jerry PattersonD-CA-38
Rep. Gene MaguireD-NJ-7
Rep. Jack BrooksD-TX-9
Rep. Gillis LongD-LA-8
Rep. Thomas DowneyD-NY-2
Rep. James HowardD-NJ-3
Rep. Lindy BoggsD-LA-2
Rep. Edward StackD-FL-12
Rep. Allan SwiftD-WA-2
Rep. Michael LowryD-WA-7
Rep. Michael BarnesD-MD-8
Rep. George MillerD-CA-7
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-4
Rep. Matthew McHughD-NY-27
Rep. Tony HallD-OH-3
Rep. Peter PeyserD-NY-23
Rep. Harley StaggersD-WV-2
Rep. Robert MollohanD-WV-1
Rep. Don BonkerD-WA-3
Rep. Howard WolpeD-MI-3
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12
Rep. Timothy WirthD-CO-2
Rep. Thomas FoleyD-WA-5
Rep. Mike McCormackD-WA-4
Rep. Bob CarrD-MI-6
Rep. William RatchfordD-CT-5
Rep. Mario BiaggiD-NY-10
Rep. Albert GoreD-TN-4
Rep. James FlorioD-NJ-1
Rep. Herbert HarrisD-VA-8
Rep. Thomas SteedD-OK-4
Rep. Fernand St. GermainD-RI-1
Rep. Mary OakarD-OH-20
Rep. Morris UdallD-AZ-2
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-7
Rep. Raphael MustoD-PA-11
Rep. Kenneth HollandD-SC-5
Rep. Henry NowakD-NY-37
Rep. Donald PeaseD-OH-13
Rep. James HanleyD-NY-32
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6
Rep. Donald BaileyD-PA-21
Rep. Joseph FisherD-VA-10
Rep. Robert EdgarD-PA-7
Rep. Edward BolandD-MA-2
Rep. Lunsford PreyerD-NC-6
Rep. Charles RoseD-NC-7
Rep. Robert YoungD-MO-2
Rep. Butler DerrickD-SC-3
Rep. Dick GephardtD-MO-3
Rep. Cecil HeftelD-HI-1
Rep. Leo ZeferettiD-NY-15
Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
Rep. Frank GuariniD-NJ-14
Rep. Robert RoeD-NJ-8
Rep. Raymond KogovsekD-CO-3
Rep. Joseph MinishD-NJ-11
Rep. Nicholas MavroulesD-MA-6
Rep. Sam GibbonsD-FL-7
Rep. Peter KostmayerD-PA-8
Rep. Walter JonesD-NC-1
Rep. Michael SynarD-OK-2
Rep. Neal SmithD-IA-4
Rep. Bo GinnD-GA-1
Rep. Berkley BedellD-IA-6
Rep. Adam BenjaminD-IN-1
Rep. Carl PerkinsD-KY-7
Rep. Donald AlbostaD-MI-10
Rep. Les AuCoinD-OR-1
Rep. Douglas WalgrenD-PA-18
Rep. Clarence LongD-MD-2
Rep. Ike AndrewsD-NC-4
Rep. Don FuquaD-FL-2
Rep. Charles WhitleyD-NC-3
Rep. Bill HefnerD-NC-8
Rep. Wyche FowlerD-GA-5
Rep. John HutchinsonD-WV-3
Rep. William BonerD-TN-5
Rep. James LloydD-CA-35
Rep. John WilliamsD-MT-1
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4
Rep. Tom HarkinD-IA-5
Rep. Brian DonnellyD-MA-11
Rep. Tom BevillD-AL-4
Rep. Leon PanettaD-CA-16
Rep. Earl HuttoD-FL-1
Rep. William NatcherD-KY-2
Rep. Glenn AndersonD-CA-32
Rep. James JonesD-OK-1
Rep. Allen ErtelD-PA-17
Rep. Jake PickleD-TX-10
Rep. Ed JonesD-TN-7
Rep. Joseph GaydosD-PA-20
Rep. James MattoxD-TX-5
Rep. Martin RussoD-IL-3
Rep. Samuel StrattonD-NY-28
Rep. James WeaverD-OR-4
Rep. Koln McKayD-UT-1
Rep. Abraham KazenD-TX-23
Rep. Ronnie FlippoD-AL-5
Rep. Floyd FithianD-IN-2
Rep. Norman D’AmoursD-NH-1
Rep. Daniel MicaD-FL-11
Rep. Jerome AmbroD-NY-3
Rep. Bill NelsonD-FL-9
Rep. Joseph EarlyD-MA-3
Rep. Jamie WhittenD-MS-1
Rep. Austin MurphyD-PA-22
Rep. Harold VolkmerD-MO-9
Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
Rep. David BowenD-MS-2
Rep. Philip SharpD-IN-10
Rep. Charles BennettD-FL-3
Rep. Billy TauzinD-LA-3
Rep. Herbert RobertsD-TX-4
Rep. Joseph WyattD-TX-14
Rep. William HughesD-NJ-2
Rep. Marilyn LloydD-TN-3
Rep. Wes WatkinsD-OK-3
Rep. Kika de la GarzaD-TX-15
Rep. Daniel GlickmanD-KS-4
Rep. Jack BrinkleyD-GA-3
Rep. John BreauxD-LA-7
Rep. Andy IrelandD-FL-8
Rep. Druie BarnardD-GA-10
Rep. Elliott LevitasD-GA-4
Rep. Gus YatronD-PA-6
Rep. Anthony LeachD-LA-4
Rep. Kent HanceD-TX-19
Rep. Carroll HubbardD-KY-1
Rep. Eugene AtkinsonD-PA-25
Rep. Beverly ByronD-MD-6
Rep. William NicholsD-AL-3
Rep. Lawrence FountainD-NC-2
Rep. James SantiniD-NV
Rep. Glenn EnglishD-OK-6
Rep. William ChappellD-FL-4
Rep. Richard ShelbyD-AL-7
Rep. David EvansD-IN-6
Rep. Douglas ApplegateD-OH-18
Rep. Sam HallD-TX-1
Rep. Ronald MottlD-OH-23
Rep. Sonny MontgomeryD-MS-3
Rep. Phil GrammD-TX-6
Rep. Charlie StenholmD-TX-17
Rep. Andrew JacobsD-IN-11
Rep. James LeathD-TX-11
Rep. Dan DanielD-VA-5
Rep. Robert StumpD-AZ-3

Republicans who voted yea(120)

Rep. John AndersonR-IL-16
Rep. Bill GreenR-NY-18
Rep. Harold HollenbeckR-NJ-9
Rep. Silvio ConteR-MA-1
Rep. Pete McCloskeyR-CA-12
Rep. Marc MarksR-PA-24
Rep. Margaret HecklerR-MA-10
Rep. Carl PursellR-MI-2
Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-26
Rep. Matthew RinaldoR-NJ-12
Rep. John BuchananR-AL-6
Rep. Joel PritchardR-WA-1
Rep. Lyle WilliamsR-OH-19
Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
Rep. Hamilton FishR-NY-25
Rep. Tim CarterR-KY-5
Rep. Jim JeffordsR-VT
Rep. Jim JohnsonR-CO-4
Rep. John StantonR-OH-11
Rep. William WamplerR-VA-9
Rep. Donald MitchellR-NY-31
Rep. John DuncanR-TN-2
Rep. Robert DavisR-MI-11
Rep. Donald ClausenR-CA-2
Rep. Norman LentR-NY-4
Rep. Millicent FenwickR-NJ-5
Rep. Olympia SnoweR-ME-2
Rep. James QuillenR-TN-1
Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
Rep. William ClingerR-PA-23
Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-1
Rep. Thomas EvansR-DE
Rep. Edward MadiganR-IL-21
Rep. Elwood HillisR-IN-5
Rep. William RoyerR-CA-11
Rep. Mark AndrewsR-ND
Rep. David EmeryR-ME-1
Rep. George WhitehurstR-VA-2
Rep. Robert CoughlinR-PA-13
Rep. Harold SawyerR-MI-5
Rep. Larry WinnR-KS-3
Rep. Robert McCloryR-IL-13
Rep. John ErlenbornR-IL-14
Rep. Chalmers WylieR-OH-15
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16
Rep. Virginia SmithR-NE-3
Rep. David MarriottR-UT-2
Rep. Robin BeardR-TN-6
Rep. William MooreR-LA-6
Rep. Arlen ErdahlR-MN-1
Rep. Manuel LujánR-NM-1
Rep. Paul TribleR-VA-1
Rep. Bob WilsonR-CA-41
Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
Rep. John HammerschmidtR-AR-3
Rep. Robert LivingstonR-LA-1
Rep. James ClevelandR-NH-2
Rep. Willis GradisonR-OH-1
Rep. Earl ColemanR-MO-6
Rep. Keith SebeliusR-KS-1
Rep. Manley ButlerR-VA-6
Rep. Floyd SpenceR-SC-2
Rep. James AbdnorR-SD-2
Rep. Carroll CampbellR-SC-4
Rep. Marion SnyderR-KY-4
Rep. Huey DeckardR-IN-8
Rep. Tennyson GuyerR-OH-4
Rep. Larry HopkinsR-KY-6
Rep. Charles PashayanR-CA-17
Rep. Thomas CorcoranR-IL-15
Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-6
Rep. Robert WhittakerR-KS-5
Rep. Clarence BrownR-OH-7
Rep. Tom PetriR-WI-6
Rep. James CourterR-NJ-13
Rep. William FrenzelR-MN-3
Rep. Edwin BethuneR-AR-2
Rep. Donald RitterR-PA-15
Rep. Edwin ForsytheR-NJ-6
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-37
Rep. Jon HinsonR-MS-4
Rep. Clair BurgenerR-CA-43
Rep. Chuck GrassleyR-IA-3
Rep. Trent LottR-MS-5
Rep. Thomas HagedornR-MN-2
Rep. James RobinsonR-VA-7
Rep. Newton GingrichR-GA-6
Rep. Gary LeeR-NY-33
Rep. Richard SchulzeR-PA-5
Rep. James MartinR-NC-9
Rep. Barber ConableR-NY-35
Rep. John MyersR-IN-7
Rep. Robert DornanR-CA-27
Rep. Skip BafalisR-FL-10
Rep. Arlan StangelandR-MN-7
Rep. Toby RothR-WI-8
Rep. Wayne GrishamR-CA-33
Rep. William CarneyR-NY-1
Rep. Robert DanielR-VA-4
Rep. Richard CheneyR-WY
Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-18
Rep. Mickey EdwardsR-OK-5
Rep. Thomas LoefflerR-TX-21
Rep. Robert LagomarsinoR-CA-19
Rep. Carlos MoorheadR-CA-22
Rep. Dan QuayleR-IN-4
Rep. Delbert LattaR-OH-5
Rep. Marjorie HoltR-MD-4
Rep. Bud ShusterR-PA-9
Rep. Clarence MillerR-OH-10
Rep. Kenneth KramerR-CO-5
Rep. Eldon RuddR-AZ-4
Rep. Robert BadhamR-CA-40
Rep. James SensenbrennerR-WI-9
Rep. Samuel DevineR-OH-12
Rep. Norman ShumwayR-CA-14
Rep. Daniel LungrenR-CA-34
Rep. Bill ArcherR-TX-7
Rep. James JeffriesR-KS-2
Rep. Daniel CraneR-IL-22

Data notes

The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 1266 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.

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Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

Agriculture Committee · House · referred to, reported by

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 22 actions.

Dec 17, 1980Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
PresidentPresident · Public Law 96-539.
Dec 5, 1980PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
Dec 4, 1980Resolving differencesResolving differences · House agreed to conference report, roll call #670 (334-13).House roll call 670
Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in House: House agreed to conference report, roll call #670 (334-13).House roll call 670
Dec 1, 1980Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to conference report.
Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report.
Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 96-1480.
Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed: Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 96-1480.
Sep 4, 1980Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference scheduled in Senate.
Jul 31, 1980Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference scheduled in House.
Jul 24, 1980FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended, in lieu of S. 2587.
Jun 24, 1980FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended, roll call #361 (392-22).House roll call 361
FloorFloor · Measure called up under motion to suspend rules and pass in House.
Jun 17, 1980FloorFloor · Measure failed of passage in House under suspension of rules, roll call #332 (199-215).House roll call 332
FloorFloor · Failed of passage/not agreed to in House: Measure failed of passage in House under suspension of rules, roll call #332 (199-215).House roll call 332
FloorFloor · Measure called up under motion to suspend rules and pass in House.
May 16, 1980CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Agriculture Committee
Apr 2, 1980CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Agriculture Committee
IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House

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Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.

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Official record

The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.