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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3817
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 17, 2019
Ms. Velázquez (for herself, Ms. Clarke of New York, and Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, 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 paraquat, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Protect Against Paraquat Act
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Cancellation of registration of paraquat
In general
Pursuant to section 6(b) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136d(b)), effective on the date of the enactment of this Act—
paraquat shall be deemed to generally cause unreasonable adverse effects to humans in part due to its acute systemic toxicity and for being a known neurotoxin which causes Parkinson’s disease;
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall cancel the registration of all uses of paraquat; and
following such cancellation, the Administrator shall, in accordance with section 408(l)(2) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 346a(l)(2)), revoke any tolerance or exemption that allows the presence of paraquat or any pesticide chemical residue that results from its use, in or on food.
Use of existing stocks
Notwithstanding section 6(a) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136d(a)), effective on the date of the enactment of this Act, the continued sale and use of existing stocks of paraquat is prohibited.
Reregistration
Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may not reregister paraquat under section 4 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a–1).
