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119-hr-10144119th CongressWALLET

Pesticide Harm Accountability Act

Sponsored By: Representative Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]

Introduced

Summary

This bill would protect state tort claims from federal preemption in pesticide labeling and packaging. It would allow state-law warnings and lawsuits about pesticide labels and packaging to move forward and would require EPA to report rules that limit those state claims.

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  • Families and victims: People harmed by pesticides could rely on state tort claims and state-required warnings on product labels even when a product has an EPA-approved label. This restores a path for lawsuits tied to labeling or packaging.
  • Pesticide makers: Manufacturers could face more state-level liability because the bill narrows FIFRA-based preemption of state labeling and packaging claims.
  • EPA and Congress: The EPA Administrator would have 180 days to report to the House and Senate agriculture committees identifying any regulations, guidance, or interpretive statements that limit state tort claims and describe steps to comply.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

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State pesticide warnings and claims

If enacted, this bill would let States require warning labels on pesticides and related products even when federal labels exist. It would say State tort-law warnings may appear on pesticide labels and State labeling or packaging lawsuits would not be barred by federal law. Injured people would be able to bring State-law claims against makers and sellers. This change would take effect upon enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]

SC • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

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