H.R.7266 - To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to prohibit the local regulation of pesticide use, and for other purposes was cosponsored by James Baird, Troy Balderson, David Valadao, Jake Laturner, Tracey Mann, Randy Feenstra, Rick Allen, Austin Scott, Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Dan Newhouse.
It was referred to the Agriculture committee.
This bill amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) to prohibit local regulations relating to the sale, distribution, labeling, application, or use of any pesticide or device subject to regulation by a state or the Environmental Protection Agency under FIFRA.
117th CONGRESS 2d Session |
To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to prohibit the local regulation of pesticide use, and for other purposes.
March 29, 2022
Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Baird, Mr. Balderson, Mr. Valadao, Mr. LaTurner, Mr. Mann, Mr. Feenstra, Mr. Allen, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, and Mr. Newhouse) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to prohibit the local regulation of pesticide use, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. Prohibiting local regulation of pesticide use.
Section 24 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136v) is amended—
(1) in the section heading by inserting “and localities” after “States”; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
“(d) Local regulation prohibited.—A political subdivision of a State shall not impose, or continue in effect, any requirement relating to the sale, distribution, labeling, application, or use of any pesticide or device subject to regulation by a State pursuant to this section or by the Administrator under this Act.”.
You can read the bill here.
