The House Appropriations Committee voted to advance a Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations bill, which includes a provision that would grant pesticide companies legal immunity.

URGENT: House Committee To Vote On Legislation Granting Pesticide Manufacturers Legal Immunity

"Congress is considering federal legislation (Federal House Interior Appropriations bill) that would grant pesticide companies legal immunity, just as vaccine manufacturers have. Section 453 of the bill SNEAKILY includes Total Pesticide Immunity language; eliminating the ability for the @EPA
to hold companies accountable," Children's Health Defense previously wrote.

"TAKE ACTION NOW: Contact the Congressmembers below telling them you are AGAINST the Federal House Interior Appropriations bill. Vote is TOMORROW (Tues. 7/15) at 10am ET," it added.

"On July 15, the U.S. House Appropriations Committee's Subcommittee on Interior and Environment voted along party lines to advance Appropriations Bill Fiscal Year 2026 that includes a dangerous provision—Section 453. This provision would strip away the rights of individuals harmed by pesticides by granting pesticide manufacturers broad legal immunity," GMO/Toxin Free USA wrote.

Full text:

On July 15, the U.S. House Appropriations Committee's Subcommittee on Interior and Environment voted along party lines to advance Appropriations Bill Fiscal Year 2026 that includes a dangerous provision—Section 453. This provision would strip away the rights of individuals harmed by pesticides by granting pesticide manufacturers broad legal immunity.

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If passed, Section 453 would block lawsuits against companies whose products cause cancer, neurological damage, endocrine disruption, or other serious health harms. It would also prevent states from requiring pesticide labels with stronger safety warnings than the weak labels approved by the EPA—an agency that has repeatedly failed to protect the public from toxic chemicals.

On June 22, Appropriations Bill FY26 went to the full House Appropriations Committee for a vote. Again, the bill passed along party lines. Representative Chellie Pingree (ME-1) attempted to add an amendment striking Section 453 from the bill, but the amendment was voted down.

Appropriations Bill FY26 will likely be voted on by the full House of Representatives when the House returns from break.

Is your U.S. Representative on the House Appropriations Committee? Do you know how they voted? LEARN who voted YEA and who voted NAY and contact your U.S. Representative today to demand the removal of Section 453:

"Well, Section 453 was approved yesterday," Jason Bassler, co-founder of The Free Thought Project, commented.

"It provides pesticide companies, including giants like Bayer/Monsanto and Syngenta, with near-total protection from lawsuits, even when their products are later implicated in causing harm," he added.

"Stop this indemnification bill!" Dr. Robert Malone added.

More info from Beyond Pesticides:

Attention turns to the U.S. Senate on legislation that (i) shields pesticide companies from lawsuits by those harmed from pesticide product use, (ii) limits states’ authority to regulate pesticides, and (iii) prevents EPA from regulating PFAS—after passage in the House Appropriations Committee on July 22. The Senate Appropriations Committee meets tomorrow, July 24, to vote on language that has not yet been released to the public. Efforts by Democrats failed to strike sections 453, the shield provision, and 507, the PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) language, from the FY26 Interior-Environment Appropriations Bill. The same provisions could show up in the Senate Appropriations Bill.

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Beyond Pesticides is: Asking U.S. Senators to help stop Appropriations Bill provisions that strip farmers and consumers from suing for pesticide harm, ensuring that language in House Appropriations Bill, Sections 453 and 507, not be included in the Senate bill. *If Senator is on the Appropriations Committee, the letter submitted will automatically adjust the language by recognizing their Committee membership.

 

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