[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5554 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5554

       To prohibit the use of organophosphate pesticides on food.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 18, 2023

 Ms. Velazquez (for herself, Mr. Bowman, Ms. Meng, Ms. Schakowsky, and 
Ms. Barragan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
       To prohibit the use of organophosphate pesticides on food.

    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 All Neurotoxic Organophosphate 
Pesticides From Our Food Act'' or the ``BAN OPs From Our Food Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF ORGANOPHOSPHATES ON FOOD.

    Section 402 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
342) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) If it bears or contains any organophosphate pesticide, 
including any residue of an organophosphate pesticide, or any other 
added substance the presence of which is primarily as a result of the 
metabolism or other degradation of an organophosphate pesticide, 
regardless of whether any tolerance or exemption with respect to 
organophosphate is in effect under section 408.''.
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