H.R. 3380 · 115th Congress
Pesticide Protection Act of 2017
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Nydia Velázquez
- Introduced
- 2017-07-25
- Latest action
- 2017-08-08 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Summary
Pesticide Protection Act of 2017
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to cancel the registration of the pesticide chlorpyrifos under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.
The bill prohibits the sale and use of existing stock of chlorpyrifos.
The bill requires the EPA to ban chlorpyrifos residue on food under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.