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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 230
To cancel the registration of all uses of the pesticide chlorpyrifos, and for
other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 3, 2019
Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. WASSERMAN
SCHULTZ, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms.
BONAMICI, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. LEE of California,
Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Ms. NORTON, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Ms.
GABBARD, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. WELCH, Mr. POCAN, Mr. ESPAILLAT,
Mr. LIPINSKI, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of
New York, Mr. COHEN, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. RYAN, Ms. CLARKE of New
York, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. MCCOL-
LUM, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. PINGREE,
Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Ms. MENG, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas,
Ms. DELAURO, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. DESAULNIER, and Ms. LOFGREN)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ag-
riculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce,
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned
A BILL
To cancel the registration of all uses of the pesticide
chlorpyrifos, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ban Toxic Pesticides
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Act of 2019’’.
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SEC.
2.
CANCELLATION
OF
REGISTRATION
OF
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CHLORPYRIFOS.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Pursuant to section 6(b) of the
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Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7
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U.S.C. 136d(b)), effective on the date of the enactment
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of this Act—
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(1) chlorpyrifos shall be deemed to generally
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cause unreasonable adverse effects on the environ-
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ment due in part to dietary risks to humans posed
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by residues of that pesticide chemical on food;
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(2) the Administrator of the Environmental
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Protection Agency shall cancel the registration of all
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uses of chlorpyrifos; and
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(3) following such cancellation, the Adminis-
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trator shall, in accordance with section 408(l)(2) of
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the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21
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U.S.C. 346a(l)(2)), revoke any tolerance or exemp-
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tion that allows the presence of chlorpyrifos or any
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pesticide chemical residue that results from its use,
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in or on food.
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(b) USE
OF EXISTING STOCKS.—Notwithstanding
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section 6(a) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
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Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136d(a)), effective on the date
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of the enactment of this Act, the continued sale and use
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of existing stocks of chlorpyrifos is prohibited.
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(c) REREGISTRATION.—Effective on the date of the
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enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environ-
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mental Protection Agency may not reregister chlorpyrifos
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under section 4 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
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Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a–1).
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