Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 921
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Protect Children, Farmers, and Farmworkers from Nerve Agent Pesticides Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 28, 2019
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Introduced
Mar 28, 2019
Latest Action
Mar 28, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
921
Congress
116
Policy Area
Environmental Protection
Environmental Protection
Primary focus of measure is regulation of pollution including from hazardous substances and radioactive releases; climate change and greenhouse gases; environmental assessment and research; solid waste and recycling; ecology. Measures concerning energy exploration, efficiency, and conservation may fall under Energy policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
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New Mexico
Democrat
California
Democrat
Illinois
Democrat
Maryland
Democrat
Massachusetts
Democrat
Massachusetts
Democrat
New Jersey
Democrat
New Jersey
Democrat
Rhode Island
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

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.

Text (1)
March 28, 2019
Actions (2)
03/28/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
03/28/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 6:47:29 PM