HR 5085 United States House · 118th Congress

Protect America's Children from Toxic Pesticides Act

The Protect America's Children from Toxic Pesticides Act would require the Environmental Protection Agency to complete pesticide registration reviews within 15 years, with automatic suspension of pesticides that miss deadlines. It mandates the EPA to review pesticides banned in the European Union or Canada, with automatic cancellation if the ban is not found to be clearly erroneous. The bill would ban organophosphate pesticides, neonicotinoids, and paraquat, prohibit continued sale of suspended or canceled pesticides, and require full disclosure of inert ingredients on product labels. It also establishes new protections for farmworkers by requiring bilingual labels, mandating incident reporting, and imposing penalties for non-compliance. These changes would directly affect pesticide manufacturers, farmers, farmworkers, and communities seeking to protect public health and the environment.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jul 28, 2023 Last action Sep 26, 2023