Lois Capps: “I am opposed in its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read…”

“I am opposed in its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mrs. Capps moves to recommit the bill H.R. 935 to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure with instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith with the following amendment: At the end of the bill, add the following: SEC. 4. PROTECTING INFANTS AND CHILDREN FROM KNOWN OR SUSPECTED CARCINOGENS. (a) In General.--This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall not apply to a discharge of a pesticide-- (1) if the pesticide-- (A) is a known or suspected carcinogen for infants or children; or (B) is known or suspected to harm the neurological or physiological development of infants or children; or (2) if the discharge is located in a geographic area that contains a cancer cluster. (b) Cancer Cluster Defined.--In this section, the term ``cancer cluster'' means a defined geographic area where there is the occurrence of a greater than expected number of cancer cases among infants or children over a specific time period. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from California is recognized for 5 minutes in support of her motion.”