Bill > HR5196

This bill, called the "Protect Our Farmers and Families Act of 2025", aims to completely cancel the registration and use of diquat, a chemical pesticide, in the United States. Specifically, the bill instructs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to cancel diquat's registration for all uses, based on a determination that the pesticide causes unreasonable adverse environmental effects. The bill goes beyond just stopping new use of diquat by prohibiting the continued sale and use of existing stocks of the pesticide and preventing the EPA from reregistering diquat in the future. Additionally, the bill requires the EPA to revoke any existing food tolerance levels or exemptions that would allow diquat residues in food products. This action is taken under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, suggesting significant environmental or health concerns about the pesticide's continued use in agricultural and other settings.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5196/all-info