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Read. Follow. Verify.1963 Senate Hearing on Pesticide Labeling and Registration (S. 1605)
Record date · July 20, 2026
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What This Bill Does
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.'
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 It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
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.
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.
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- The session took place during the first session of the 88th Congress.
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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.
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