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Protect Children, Farmers, and Farmworkers from Nerve Agent Pesticides Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-921| Senate 
| Updated: 3/28/2019
Tom Udall

Tom Udall

Democratic Senator

New Mexico

Cosponsors (16)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Protect Children, Farmers, and Farmworkers from Nerve Agent Pesticides Act of 2019 This bill imposes prohibitions on the registration, distribution, sale, and use of pesticides that contain chlorpyrifos, an organophosphate pesticide. Specifically, the bill prohibits the sale of any food that contains chlorpyrifos. The bill also prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from registering any pesticide containing chlorpyrifos as an active ingredient. Additionally, the EPA must cancel registration of any pesticide containing chlorpyrifos as an active ingredient. The bill prohibits the export of pesticides containing chlorpyrifos as an active ingredient to foreign countries. Currently, during emergency conditions, the EPA is authorized to exempt federal or state agencies from laws and regulations that govern the registration, distribution, sale, and use of pesticides. Under the bill, the EPA is prohibited from exempting federal and state agencies from such laws and regulations with respect to any pesticide containing chlorpyrifos as an active ingredient.
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Timeline
Mar 28, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Mar 28, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  • March 28, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 28, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Environmental Protection

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental healthEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental regulatory proceduresFood supply, safety, and labelingHazardous wastes and toxic substancesLicensing and registrationsPest managementTrade restrictions

Protect Children, Farmers, and Farmworkers from Nerve Agent Pesticides Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-921| Senate 
| Updated: 3/28/2019
Protect Children, Farmers, and Farmworkers from Nerve Agent Pesticides Act of 2019 This bill imposes prohibitions on the registration, distribution, sale, and use of pesticides that contain chlorpyrifos, an organophosphate pesticide. Specifically, the bill prohibits the sale of any food that contains chlorpyrifos. The bill also prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from registering any pesticide containing chlorpyrifos as an active ingredient. Additionally, the EPA must cancel registration of any pesticide containing chlorpyrifos as an active ingredient. The bill prohibits the export of pesticides containing chlorpyrifos as an active ingredient to foreign countries. Currently, during emergency conditions, the EPA is authorized to exempt federal or state agencies from laws and regulations that govern the registration, distribution, sale, and use of pesticides. Under the bill, the EPA is prohibited from exempting federal and state agencies from such laws and regulations with respect to any pesticide containing chlorpyrifos as an active ingredient.
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Timeline
Mar 28, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Mar 28, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  • March 28, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 28, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Tom Udall

Tom Udall

Democratic Senator

New Mexico

Cosponsors (16)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Environmental Protection

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental healthEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental regulatory proceduresFood supply, safety, and labelingHazardous wastes and toxic substancesLicensing and registrationsPest managementTrade restrictions