[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 230 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 230
To cancel the registration of all uses of the pesticide chlorpyrifos,
and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 3, 2019
Ms. Velazquez (for herself, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Wasserman
Schultz, Mr. McNerney, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Bonamici, Ms.
Roybal-Allard, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Judy Chu of
California, Ms. Norton, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Gabbard, Ms. Jackson
Lee, Mr. Welch, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Castor of
Florida, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Khanna,
Mr. Ryan, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. Speier,
Mr. Payne, Ms. McCollum, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Serrano,
Ms. Pingree, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Meng, Ms. Barragan, Ms. Johnson of
Texas, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. DeSaulnier, and Ms. Lofgren)
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 chlorpyrifos,
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 ``Ban Toxic Pesticides Act of 2019''.
SEC. 2. CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION OF CHLORPYRIFOS.
(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 the enactment of this Act--
(1) chlorpyrifos shall be deemed to generally cause
unreasonable adverse effects on the environment due in part to
dietary risks to humans posed by residues of that pesticide
chemical on food;
(2) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency shall cancel the registration of all uses of
chlorpyrifos; 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 chlorpyrifos or any
pesticide chemical residue that results from its use, in or on
food.
(b) Use of Existing Stocks.--Notwithstanding section 6(a) of the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136d(a)),
effective on the date of the enactment of this Act, the continued sale
and use of existing stocks of chlorpyrifos is prohibited.
(c) Reregistration.--Effective on the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may not
reregister chlorpyrifos under section 4 of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a-1).
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