Search Results: keywords:"pest control"

  • S. RES. 886 — Expressing support for the designation of the week of October 24, 2024, to October 31, 2024, as Bat Week.
    Status:Agreed to Senate
    Words:225

    S. RES. 886 is a resolution from the 118th Congress that supports the designation of October 24, 2024, to October 31, 2024, as "Bat Week". It emphasizes the important role bats play in ecosystems and agriculture by controlling pests and pollinating plants. The resolution also...

    Simple Explanation

    S. RES. 886 is like a special reminder from the Senate to celebrate and take care of bats, because they help with things like eating bugs and growing plants. They want everyone to think about bats in the last week of October, but they haven't said exactly how, or what they will do to help bats stay healthy.

  • H. R. 7018 — To prohibit the sale and use of glue traps for the trapping of rodents, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:684

    H.R. 7018, known as the "Glue Trap Prohibition Act of 2024," aims to ban the sale and use of glue traps for catching rodents. The bill highlights the inhumane nature of these traps, which often lead to slow and painful deaths for animals. It also addresses the potential risk...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 7018 is a new rule that wants to stop people in the United States from using and selling sticky traps for catching mice because they hurt animals and can also be dangerous for pets and other animals. It wants to make a law saying these traps can't be sold or used anymore.

  • H. R. 8308 — An Act To reauthorize the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003.
    Status:Engrossed in House
    Words:199

    H. R. 8308 aims to extend the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003 by changing the expiration date from 2025 to 2030. Additionally, the bill makes a technical correction to the original act by revising a punctuation error. This legislation was passed by the House of...

    Simple Explanation

    H. R. 8308 is like pressing the snooze button on an alarm clock, but for a program that helps get rid of a pesky kind of animal called nutria. It also fixes a little mistake in the wording of the original law.

  • H. RES. 1501 — Expressing support for the designation of the week of October 24, 2024, to October 31, 2024, as Bat Week.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:194

    H. RES. 1501 is a resolution expressing the House of Representatives' support for designating the week of October 24 to October 31, 2024, as "Bat Week." The resolution recognizes the crucial role bats play in ecosystems, agriculture, and human health by controlling pests,...

    Simple Explanation

    In H. RES. 1501, the House of Representatives wants to make the week of October 24 to October 31, 2024, special as "Bat Week" to show how important bats are for nature and farming because they help eat insects, make plants grow, and spread seeds. They also want people to learn about the problems bats face and how we can help save them.