Skip to main content
S 921 116th Congress Senate Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory procedures Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental health Environmental regulatory procedures Food supply, safety, and labeling Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Licensing and registrations Pest management Trade restrictions

Protect Children, Farmers, and Farmworkers from Nerve Agent Pesticides Act of 2019

Introduced: March 28, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 28, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Mar 28, 2019
Introduced in Senate
 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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protect Children, Farmers, and Farmworkers from Nerve Agent Pesticides Act of 2019

This bill imposes prohibitions on the registration, distribution, sale, and use of pesticides that contain chlorpyrifos, an organophosphate pesticide. Specifically, the bill prohibits the sale of any food that contains chlorpyrifos.

The bill also prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from registering any pesticide containing chlorpyrifos as an active ingredient. Additionally, the EPA must cancel registration of any pesticide containing chlorpyrifos as an active ingredient.

The bill prohibits the export of pesticides containing chlorpyrifos as an active ingredient to foreign countries.

Currently, during emergency conditions, the EPA is authorized to exempt federal or state agencies from laws and regulations that govern the registration, distribution, sale, and use of pesticides. Under the bill, the EPA is prohibited from exempting federal and state agencies from such laws and regulations with respect to any pesticide containing chlorpyrifos as an active ingredient.

What's happening now March 28, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 10 Independent 1
D
Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Oct 15, 2019
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · May 13, 2019
 D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Mar 28, 2019
 D
Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Mar 28, 2019
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 28, 2019
 D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Mar 28, 2019
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 28, 2019
 D
Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Mar 28, 2019
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 28, 2019
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Mar 28, 2019
 D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Mar 28, 2019
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 921: Protect Children, Farmers, and Farmworkers from Nerve Agent Pesticides Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-921/
MLA
"S. 921: Protect Children, Farmers, and Farmworkers from Nerve Agent Pesticides Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-921/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 921, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-921/.
Markdown link
[S. 921: Protect Children, Farmers, and Farmworkers from Nerve Agent Pesticides Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-921/)
Report a problem