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HR 8765 117th Congress House

BAN OPs From Our Food Act

Official title: To prohibit the use of organophosphate pesticides on food.

Introduced: September 14, 2022 Introduced by: Velázquez, Nydia M. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Health Food supply, safety, and labelingHazardous wastes and toxic substancesPest management
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Aug 30, 2022
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 Latest action August 30, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ban All Neurotoxic Organophosphate Pesticides From Our Food Act or the BAN OPs From Our Food Act

This bill prohibits any organophosphate pesticides in food. (The Environmental Protection Agency banned chlorpyrifos, a type of organophosphate pesticide, from food in February 2022.)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 9
D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Dec 12, 2022
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Nov 15, 2022
Blumenauer, Earl
· Nov 15, 2022
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Nov 15, 2022
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Nov 15, 2022
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 14, 2022
Bowman, Jamaal
· Aug 30, 2022
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Aug 30, 2022
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Aug 30, 2022
Lowenthal, Alan
· Aug 30, 2022
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Aug 30, 2022
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Aug 30, 2022
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Aug 30, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8765: BAN OPs From Our Food Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8765/
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"H.R. 8765: BAN OPs From Our Food Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8765/.
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H.R. 8765, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8765/.
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