Paraquat Prevention Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9357 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9357

 To cancel the registration of all uses of the pesticide paraquat, and
                          for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 18, 2026

Mrs. Luna (for herself and Ms. Pingree) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to
 the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL

 To cancel the registration of all uses of the pesticide paraquat, and
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Paraquat Prevention Act''.

SEC. 2. CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION OF PARAQUAT.

    (a) In General.--Pursuant to section 6(b) of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136d(b)),
effective on the date of enactment of this Act--
            (1) paraquat shall be deemed to generally cause
        unreasonable adverse effects on the environment (as defined by
        section 2 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
        Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136));
            (2) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
        Agency shall cancel the registration of all uses of paraquat;
        and
            (3) following such cancellation, the Administrator shall,
        in accordance with section 408(l)(2) of the Federal Food, Drug,
        and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 346a(l)(2)), revoke any tolerance
        or exemption that allows the presence of paraquat, or any
        pesticide chemical residue that results from paraquat use, in
        or on food.
    (b) Sale and Use of Existing Stocks Prohibited.--Notwithstanding
section 6(a) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(7 U.S.C. 136d(a)), effective on the date of enactment of this Act, the
continued sale and use of existing stocks of paraquat shall be
prohibited.
    (c) Reregistration Prohibited.--Effective on the date of enactment
of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
may not reregister paraquat under section 4 of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a-1).
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