# 116-hr-2854: Protect Our Refuges Act of 2019

116-hr-2854, Protect Our Refuges Act of 2019, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY); status Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 375. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-2854
- Congress: 116
- Title: Protect Our Refuges Act of 2019
- Status: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 375.
- Introduced: 2019-05-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 45
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Protect Our Refuges Act of 2019 This bill prohibits the use of neonicotinoids (a class of neuroactive insecticides that are chemically similar to nicotine) within the National Wildlife Refuge System.

## Cosponsors (45)

- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2019-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2019-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2019-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2019-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2019-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2019-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2019-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2019-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2019-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2019-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2019-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2019-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2019-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2019-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2019-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2019-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] (R-AS), 2019-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2019-05-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2019-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2019-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2019-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2019-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2019-06-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2019-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2019-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2019-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2019-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2019-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2019-07-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2019-07-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2019-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2019-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2019-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2019-08-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2019-08-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2019-08-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2019-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2019-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2019-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2019-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2019-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2019-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2019-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- SUSAN DAVIS (D-CA), 2020-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-2854 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2854)

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