Protect Our Farmers and Families Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5196 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5196

To cancel the registration of all uses of the pesticide diquat, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 8, 2025

  Mrs. Luna 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

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                                 A BILL


 
To cancel the registration of all uses of the pesticide diquat, and for 
                            other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Our Farmers and Families Act 
of 2025''.

SEC. 2. CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION OF DIQUAT.

    (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 enactment of this Act--
            (1) diquat shall be deemed to generally cause unreasonable 
        adverse effects on the environment (as defined by section 2 of 
        the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 
        U.S.C. 136));
            (2) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
        Agency shall cancel the registration of all uses of diquat; 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 diquat, or any 
        pesticide chemical residue that results from diquat use, in or 
        on food.
    (b) Sale and Use of Existing Stocks Prohibited.--Notwithstanding 
section 6(a) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
(7 U.S.C. 136d(a)), effective on the date of enactment of this Act, the 
continued sale and use of existing stocks of diquat shall be 
prohibited.
    (c) Reregistration Prohibited.--Effective on the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
may not reregister diquat under section 4 of the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a-1).
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