Protect America's Children from Toxic Pesticides Act
Latest action · Sep 26, 2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 28, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protect America's Children from Toxic Pesticides Act
This bill amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) for various purposes, including to modify definitions, cancel or limit the registration of certain pesticides and active ingredients, and create a cause of action for individuals for FIFRA violations.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must immediately suspend the registration of any active ingredient or pesticide product that is banned or otherwise prohibited from entering the market by the European Union, one or more countries in the European Union, or Canada.
The EPA must not permit the continued sale or use of existing stocks of a pesticide with a suspended or canceled registration or that is vacated or set aside by judicial decree.
The bill implements a reporting requirement and other protections related to farmworkers who are exposed to certain pesticide elements (e.g., active ingredients) that result in illness, injury, disability, or death.
Among other elements, the bill also
- creates a process by which an interested person may submit a rulemaking petition to designate an active ingredient or pesticide product as a dangerous pesticide;
- requires entities that have been granted conditional pesticide registrations to satisfy the conditions of the registration within two years;
- limits the ability of the EPA to grant emergency exemptions for certain active ingredients or pesticide products;
- cancels the registration of organophosphates, neonicotinoids, and paraquat;
- requires the disclosure of inert ingredients in the ingredient statement for pesticide products; and
- authorizes individuals to bring a civil action against the EPA for alleged failures to comply with provisions under FIFRA.
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 28, 2023 to May 28, 2024; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Jul 28, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Jul 28, 2023 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Jul 28, 2023 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jul 28, 2023 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Jul 28, 2023 |
| D-VA | Jennifer Wexton | Original | Jul 28, 2023 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Jul 28, 2023 |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Original | Jul 28, 2023 |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Original | Jul 28, 2023 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | Jul 28, 2023 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jul 28, 2023 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | Jul 28, 2023 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | Jul 28, 2023 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Sep 20, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Oct 13, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Sydney Kamlager-Dove | Oct 17, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | Oct 19, 2023 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Nov 30, 2023 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Dec 11, 2023 | |
| D-MI | Hillary J. Scholten | Apr 19, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Apr 19, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | May 28, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Jul 28, 2023 |
| Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee | Referred Sep 26, 2023 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 26, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
- Jul 28, 2023Introduced in House
- Jul 28, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 131, July 28, 2023, page H4152.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 269 | Protect America's Children from Toxic Pesticides Act | Identical bill | Feb 2, 2023 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to fully protect the safety of children and the environment, to remove dangerous pesticides from use, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Protect America's Children from Toxic Pesticides Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Business records
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional oversight
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental education
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Environmental regulatory procedures
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Food supply, safety, and labeling
- Foreign language and bilingual programs
- Government information and archives
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Health information and medical records
- Licensing and registrations
- Manufacturing
- Marketing and advertising
- Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
- Personnel records
- Pest management
- Product safety and quality
- Right of privacy
- State and local government operations
- Worker safety and health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 28, 2023Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
