# 119-hr-10144: Pesticide Harm Accountability Act

119-hr-10144, Pesticide Harm Accountability Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10144
- Congress: 119
- Title: Pesticide Harm Accountability Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-08-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-04

## 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. - 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.

## Provisions PRIA read

- State pesticide warnings and claims: mixed, medium. 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 a…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4706: Protecting Our Farms and Homes from China Act
- 119-hr-3756: FISH Act of 2025
- 119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5457: Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act
- 119-hr-740: Veterans’ ACCESS Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-10144 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10144)

## Related
- [119-hr-4706: Protecting Our Farms and Homes from China Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4706)
- [119-hr-3756: FISH Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3756)
- [119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-833)
- [119-hr-5457: Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5457)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-740: Veterans’ ACCESS Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-740)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10144 (as of 2026-09-04).