# 115-hr-6631: Ban Nerve Agents In Our Food Act of 2018

115-hr-6631, Ban Nerve Agents In Our Food Act of 2018, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-6631
- Congress: 115
- Title: Ban Nerve Agents In Our Food Act of 2018
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
- Introduced: 2018-07-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Ban Nerve Agents In Our Food Act of 2018 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to cancel the registration of organophosphate pesticides under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. The bill prohibits the sale and use of existing stock of organophosphate pesticides. The bill requires the EPA to ban organophosphate pesticide residue on food under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2018-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2018-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2018-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2018-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2018-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2018-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2018-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2018-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2018-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2018-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2018-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2018-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2018-11-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-6239: DISCLOSE Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act
- 115-hr-5374: Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5087: Assault Weapons Ban of 2018
- 115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017
- 115-hr-4007: To revise the quorum requirement for the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States.

## Sources
- [115-hr-6631 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6631)

## Related
- [115-hr-6239: DISCLOSE Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6239)
- [115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6135)
- [115-hr-5374: Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5374)
- [115-hr-5087: Assault Weapons Ban of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5087)
- [115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4240)
- [115-hr-4007: To revise the quorum requirement for the Board of Directors of the Export-Impor…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4007)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6631 (as of 2025-11-18).