Ban Nerve Agents In Our Food Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6631
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2018-07-26
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Environmental regulatory procedures

Food supply, safety, and labeling

Hazardous wastes and toxic substances

Licensing and registrations

Pest management
Latest action: action_date: 2018-09-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-07-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Ban Nerve Agents In Our Food Act of 2018</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to cancel the registration of organophosphate pesticides under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.</p> <p>The bill prohibits the sale and use of existing stock of organophosphate pesticides.</p> <p>The bill requires the EPA to ban organophosphate pesticide residue on food under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6631 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 26, 2018 Ms. Velázquez (for herself and Mr. Grijalva ) 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 organophosphate pesticides, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ban Nerve Agents In Our Food Act of 2018 . 2. Cancellation of registration of or­gan­o­phos­phate pesticides (a) 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— (1) organophosphate pesticides shall be deemed to generally cause unreasonable adverse effects on the environment due in part to dietary risks to humans posed by residues of such pesticide chemicals on food; (2) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall cancel the registration of all uses of organophosphate pesticides; and (3) 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 organophosphate pesticides or any pesticide chemical residue that results from use of such pesticides, in or on food. (b) 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 organophosphate pesticides is prohibited. (c) Reregistration Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may not reregister or­gan­o­phos­phate pesticides under section 4 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act ( 7 U.S.C. 136a–1 ).