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H.R. 5085 118th Congress House

Protect America's Children from Toxic Pesticides Act

Official title: 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.

Introduced: July 28, 2023 Introduced by: James P. McGovern Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Sep 26, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Jul 28, 2023
Introduced in House
Jul 28, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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 Latest action September 26, 2023

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.
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 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Democratic 16
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Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · May 28, 2024
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 19, 2024
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Scholten, Hillary J.
Michigan · Apr 19, 2024
Trone, David
· Dec 11, 2023
 D
Connolly, Gerald E.
Virginia · Nov 30, 2023
 D
Frost, Maxwell
Florida · Oct 19, 2023
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Kamlager-Dove, Sydney
California · Oct 17, 2023
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Oct 13, 2023
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Sep 20, 2023
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jul 28, 2023
Blumenauer, Earl
· Jul 28, 2023
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jul 28, 2023
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Jul 28, 2023
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jul 28, 2023
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jul 28, 2023
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 28, 2023
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 28, 2023
Payne, Donald
· Jul 28, 2023
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jul 28, 2023
 D
Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · Jul 28, 2023
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jul 28, 2023
Wexton, Jennifer
· Jul 28, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5085: Protect America's Children from Toxic Pesticides Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5085/
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