Paraquat Prevention Act
Sponsored By: Representative Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13]
In Committee
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.
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- 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.
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Nationwide paraquat pesticide ban
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 residues. The bill would prohibit the sale and use of existing paraquat stocks starting on enactment. Registrants, pesticide makers, retailers, applicators, and farmers would face immediate compliance and substitution costs. Consumers would have lower legal exposure to paraquat residues.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13]
FL • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
ME • D
Sponsored 6/18/2026
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 8/31/2026
Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
NJ • R
Sponsored 9/16/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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