[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4288 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4288
To clarify the application of a certain provision of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act with respect to the
uniformity of pesticide labeling, consistent with the text of such Act,
and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 22, 2023
Mr. Johnson of South Dakota (for himself and Mr. Costa) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
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A BILL
To clarify the application of a certain provision of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act with respect to the
uniformity of pesticide labeling, consistent with the text of such Act,
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 ``Agricultural Labeling Uniformity
Act''.
SEC. 2. UNIFORMITY OF PESTICIDE LABELING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 24(b) of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136v(b)) shall be applied to
require uniformity in national pesticide labeling, and prohibit any
State, instrumentality or political subdivision thereof, or a court
from directly or indirectly imposing or continuing in effect any
requirements for, or penalize or hold liable any entity for failing to
comply with requirements with respect to, labeling or packaging that is
in addition to or different from the labeling or packaging approved by
the Administrator under such Act (7 U.S.C. et seq.), including any
requirements relating to warnings on such labeling or packaging.
(b) Prohibition.--The Administrator may not issue or adopt any
guidance or any policy, take any regulatory action, or approve any
labeling (or change to such labeling) that is inconsistent with or in
any respect different from the conclusion of--
(1) a human health assessment performed pursuant to the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C.
136 et seq.); or
(2) a carcinogenicity classification for a pesticide
performed pursuant to such Act (7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.).
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