2023 Legislative Day

The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) is holding Legislative Day 2023 March 22-24, at the Capital Hilton hotel in Washington, D.C.

This year, Capitol Hill visits will take place in person for the first time since the 2020 event, when government restricted public access to Capitol Hill due to COVID. Attendees will meet with their state representatives on March 23.

Pesticide preemption is among this year’s talking points for pest management professionals (PMPs) who are meeting with their representatives while in Washington, D.C. This year, Congress is expected to pass the reauthorization of the 2023 Farm Bill. The NPMA is pushing for the inclusion of pesticide preemption because it would prevent localities from regulating pesticides, and instead ensure agencies with scientific expertise are able to evaluate whether a product is safe and effective. Oversight of pest control would be handled jointly by each state’s lead agency and the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Attendees check in to the 2023 Legislative Day in Washington, D.C. on March 22. PHOTO: PMP STAFF

 

The SPAR meeting was the most well attended SPAR meeting ever at Legislative Day. PHOTO: PMP STAFF

 

Ceola Henderson, of Cook’s Pest Control, sang the national anthem to open the keynote lunch and speeches. PHOTO: PMP STAFF

 

The 2023 David Cooksey PestVet of the Year recipient was Xavier Cugnon, SHRM-SCP, PHR, of Arrow Exterminators in Atlanta, Ga. PHOTO: PMP STAFF

 

Don Corrothers, of FMC, shakes hands with Chris Haggerty, of American Pest Control, who won the FMC award. He is also a member of the the NPMA’s Illinois SPAR. PHOTO: PMP STAFF

 

The keynote panel included Jonah Goldberg, founding editor of National Review Online; moderator J.D. Darr of the NPMA; and Mara Liasson, national political correspondent for NPR. PHOTO: PMP STAFF

 

Attendees at the keynote luncheon at 2023 Legislative Day on March 22. PHOTO: PMP STAFF

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