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Protect Against Paraquat Act

Introduced: July 17, 2019 Introduced by: Velázquez, Nydia M. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Aug 9, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Jul 18, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Jul 17, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 17, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protect Against Paraquat Act

This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to cancel the registration for all uses of the pesticide paraquat and to ban paraquat residue on food.

The bill prohibits the sale and use of existing stock of paraquat.

What's happening now August 9, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 5
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Jan 17, 2020
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Nov 14, 2019
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Nov 13, 2019
LOWEY, NITA
· Aug 27, 2019
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 22, 2019
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jul 17, 2019
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 17, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3817: Protect Against Paraquat Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3817/
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"H.R. 3817: Protect Against Paraquat Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3817/.
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H.R. 3817, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3817/.
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