Skip to main content
HR 70 116th Congress House

Freedom for Farmers Act of 2019

Official title: To abolish the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 3, 2019 Introduced by: Biggs, Andy Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov
Health Department of Health and Human ServicesEnvironmental healthExecutive agency funding and structureHazardous wastes and toxic substances
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 3, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 3, 2019
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action January 25, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Freedom for Farmers Act of 2019

This bill abolishes the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, which is part of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); HHS must transfer authority regarding certain national disease and toxic exposure registries to another appropriate HHS entity.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 70: Freedom for Farmers Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-70/
MLA
"H.R. 70: Freedom for Farmers Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-70/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 70, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-70/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 70: Freedom for Farmers Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-70/)
Report a problem