Farmers Deserve Notification Act

Bill: 117-hr-9035
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4]
Introduced: 2022-09-29
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Latest action: action_date: 2022-10-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-09-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Farmers Deserve Notification Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to provide at least 270 days advance notice in the Federal Register when a pesticide registered under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act is to be canceled, suspended, or restricted, except in cases where the Scientific Advisory Panel votes to not require the notification period with respect to a pesticide.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9035 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 29, 2022 Mr. Baird (for himself and Mrs. Axne ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to prohibit new labeling changes on use of registered pesticides without notice, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Farmers Deserve Notification Act . 2. No new restrictions of registered pesticides without notice Section 6(a) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act ( 7 U.S.C. 136d(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (3) Notice required (A) In general The Administrator shall not cancel, suspend or restrict the use of any pesticide registered under this Act without providing, through publication in the Federal Register, advance notice of such cancellation, suspension, or restriction at least 270 days before such cancellation, suspension, or restriction is to take effect. (B) Nonapplicability The 270-day notification period specified in subparagraph (A) shall not be required with respect to a pesticide if a majority of the Scientific Advisory Panel established under section 25(d)(1) votes to not require such notification period with respect to such pesticide. .