The bill H. R. 5089, titled the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2023, seeks to amend two existing laws: the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. It aims to clarify that a permit is generally not...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to change some rules so that, if someone sprays pesticides into rivers and does it the right way, they usually don't need special permission. But, if the water could get really dirty or some big factories or boats are putting stuff in the water, they still need permission to do that.