FEDERALhearing transcript

1963 Senate Hearing on Pesticide Labeling and Registration (S. 1605)

Original title: Labeling and registration of economic poisons: hearing before a subcommittee of the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, United States Senate, Eighty-eighth Congress, first session, on S. 1605, a bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, as amended, to provide for labeling of economic poisons with registration numbers, to eliminate registration under protest, and for other purposes, September 10, 1963.

July 20, 2026

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The Frame

What this does

The hearing addressed the federal oversight of chemical substances used in agriculture, specifically changing how manufacturers register products and disclose information to the public.

Who is mentioned in the record

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Pesticide Manufacturers

Manufacturers would be required to include registration numbers on product labels and would lose the ability to register products under protest.

Agricultural Producers

Producers are the primary users of the economic poisons subject to the new labeling and registration requirements.

What changed

Last recorded activity July 20, 2026.

What's next

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Summary

This document is a transcript of a 1963 U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing regarding proposed amendments to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. The bill, S. 1605, sought to mandate registration numbers on pesticide labels and remove the legal provision allowing manufacturers to register products 'under protest.'

Key Facts

The hearing focused on S. 1605, a bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.
The bill proposed requiring registration numbers to be printed on the labels of all economic poisons.
The bill proposed the elimination of the 'registration under protest' provision, which allowed companies to market products even if the government initially denied registration.
The hearing was held by a subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry.
The session took place during the first session of the 88th Congress.

Why It Matters

The hearing addressed the federal oversight of chemical substances used in agriculture, specifically changing how manufacturers register products and disclose information to the public.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was 'registration under protest'?

It was a legal provision that allowed a manufacturer to continue selling a pesticide product even if the government had denied its registration.

What is an 'economic poison'?

In the context of this 1963 legislation, it refers to substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating insects, rodents, nematodes, fungi, weeds, and other forms of plant or animal life considered pests.

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End of Registration Under Protest

The hearing marks a clear legislative attempt to tighten federal control over pesticide market entry by removing the 'under protest' loophole.

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act

Connected Entities

otherFederal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act“The existing federal law governing the regulation of pesticides.”Map →

organizationCommittee on Agriculture and Forestry“The Senate committee conducting the hearing.”Map →

Sources

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