# 119-hr-9357: Paraquat Prevention Act

119-hr-9357, Paraquat Prevention Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13] (R-FL); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9357
- Congress: 119
- Title: Paraquat Prevention Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-06-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-18

## Summary

**A nationwide ban on paraquat.** This bill would immediately cancel all U.S. registrations for paraquat, revoke any food tolerances for paraquat residues, prohibit sale or use of existing stocks, and bar future reregistration. - Farmers and growers would lose access to paraquat as a crop herbicide and need to switch to other weed controls or products. - Farmworkers and nearby communities would face lower risk of exposure from paraquat residues and drift. - Consumers would see paraquat residues removed from allowed food tolerances, affecting how residues are regulated and tested. - Manufacturers and pesticide distributors would be barred from selling existing stocks and prevented from re-registering paraquat under FIFRA. - The Environmental Protection Agency would be directed to cancel registrations and revoke tolerances under existing law, prompting immediate regulatory actions.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2026-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Nationwide paraquat pesticide ban: mixed, high. This bill would, effective on the date of enactment, deem paraquat to cause unreasonable adverse environmental effects and direct EPA to cancel all paraquat registrations. The EPA would be barred from reregistering paraquat and would have to revoke any food tolerances or exemptions for paraquat res…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-3946: FIGHT Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3112: Better CARE for Animals Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2253: Puppy Protection Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-9357 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9357)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-3946: FIGHT Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3946)
- [119-hr-3112: Better CARE for Animals Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3112)
- [119-hr-2253: Puppy Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2253)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9357 (as of 2026-09-18).