H.R. 230: Ban Toxic Pesticides Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-01-03 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-01-03 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

Ban Toxic Pesticides Act of 2019

Plain summary

Ban Toxic Pesticides Act of 2019 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.

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Official text

Ban Toxic Pesticides Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] · 118 cosponsors

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Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Peter Welch (D-VT), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Grace Meng (D-NY), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and 58 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] reported raising $180,257 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr230.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr230 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116