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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. MCCOLLUM, 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 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 

chlorpyrifos, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ban Toxic Pesticides 

3 Act of 2019’’. 

4 SEC. 2. CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION OF 

5 CHLORPYRIFOS. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Pursuant to section 6(b) of the 

7 Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 

8 U.S.C. 136d(b)), effective on the date of the enactment 

9 of this Act— 

10 (1) chlorpyrifos shall be deemed to generally 

11 cause unreasonable adverse effects on the environ12 ment due in part to dietary risks to humans posed 

13 by residues of that pesticide chemical on food; 

14 (2) the Administrator of the Environmental 

15 Protection Agency shall cancel the registration of all 

16 uses of chlorpyrifos; and 

17 (3) following such cancellation, the Adminis18 trator shall, in accordance with section 408(l)(2) of 

19 the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 

20 U.S.C. 346a(l)(2)), revoke any tolerance or exemp21 tion that allows the presence of chlorpyrifos or any 

22 pesticide chemical residue that results from its use, 

23 in or on food. 

24 (b) USE OF EXISTING STOCKS.—Notwithstanding 

25 section 6(a) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 

26 Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136d(a)), effective on the date 


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1 of the enactment of this Act, the continued sale and use 

2 of existing stocks of chlorpyrifos is prohibited. 

3 (c) REREGISTRATION.—Effective on the date of the 

4 enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environ5 mental Protection Agency may not reregister chlorpyrifos 

6 under section 4 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 

7 Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a–1). 

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