H.R. 9357: Paraquat Prevention Act

This bill would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to cancel all registrations for the pesticide paraquat, which would effectively stop its legal use in the United States.

What the bill does

• It states that paraquat is considered to cause unreasonable harm to the environment under federal pesticide law.
• It directs the EPA to cancel all approved uses of paraquat.
• After that cancellation, it requires the EPA to revoke any existing allowance for paraquat residues to appear in food.
• It also bans the sale and use of any existing stocks of paraquat, so products already on hand could not continue to be sold or used.
• It prohibits the EPA from re-registering paraquat in the future.

Practical effect

If enacted, the bill would remove paraquat from legal agricultural use in the United States and prevent leftover supplies from continuing to be used. It would also eliminate any federal tolerance for paraquat residues in food tied to its use.

Relevant Companies

• BAYRY — Bayer has historically been associated with paraquat-related pesticide products and could be affected if paraquat sales or use are banned.
• SYT — Syngenta has marketed paraquat-based herbicides in some markets and could be impacted through product sales and related supply chains.
• CTVA — Corteva operates in crop protection and could be affected indirectly if market demand shifts among herbicide products.