To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to prohibit the local regulation of pesticide use, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-7266
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]
Introduced: 2022-03-29
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Environmental regulatory procedures

Federal preemption

Hazardous wastes and toxic substances

Pest management

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2022-04-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-03-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) to prohibit local regulations relating to the sale, distribution, labeling, application, or use of any pesticide or device subject to regulation by a state or the Environmental Protection Agency under FIFRA.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7266 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 29, 2022 Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Baird , Mr. Balderson , Mr. Valadao , Mr. LaTurner , Mr. Mann , Mr. Feenstra , Mr. Allen , Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia , Mrs. Miller-Meeks , and Mr. Newhouse ) 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 the local regulation of pesticide use, and for other purposes.

1. Prohibiting local regulation of pesticide use Section 24 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act ( 7 U.S.C. 136v ) is amended— (1) in the section heading by inserting and localities after States ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (d) Local regulation prohibited A political subdivision of a State shall not impose, or continue in effect, any requirement relating to the sale, distribution, labeling, application, or use of any pesticide or device subject to regulation by a State pursuant to this section or by the Administrator under this Act. .