119 S2324 IS: Pesticide Injury Accountability Act of 2025 U.S. Senate 2025-07-17 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2324 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 17, 2025 Mr. Booker introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to establish a private right of action for injuries caused by pesticides, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Pesticide Injury Accountability Act of 2025.

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Private right of action for injuries caused by pesticides

The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.) is amended— (1) by redesignating sections 34 and 35 (7 U.S.C. 136x, 136y) as sections 35 and 36, respectively; and (2) by inserting after section 33 (7 U.S.C. 136w–8) the following:

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Private right of action for injuries caused by pesticides

(a)

In general

Any person the property or person of which is injured by a pesticide may bring a civil action in Federal district court against a registrant of the pesticide for monetary damages for injury to the property or person caused by the pesticide. (b)

Recoverable damages

Monetary damages that may be recovered in a civil action under subsection (a)— (1) include compensatory and punitive damages, at the discretion of the court; and (2) do not include attorney's fees or court costs. (c)

Effect

Nothing in this section shall preempt any State law claim.

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