EPA must check all pesticide approvals using stricter safety rules.
H.R. 10145 — SOUND Pesticide Research Act · Filed by Nancy Mace (R-SC) · Introduced Aug 24, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill tells the EPA to check all pesticides sold in the U.S. Tests must study how pesticides affect reproduction. Tests must cover at least four generations of test animals. The EPA must review all current pesticide approvals within 180 days. The EPA must tell Congress within two years which approvals changed.
Who it affects
People who eat food may get better protection from pesticide residue. Farmers and food companies might face higher costs or fewer choices. The EPA will need to do a lot of work fast.
One thing to notice
Some pesticides approved under old, weaker rules may no longer be allowed. The bill does not say what happens to those pesticides.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Aug 24, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Aug 24, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- EPA — The Environmental Protection Agency, the government office that sets pesticide rules.
- pesticides — Chemicals used to kill bugs and weeds on crops and food.
- residue — A small amount of pesticide left on food after it is grown.
- approvals — Official permission from the government to sell and use a pesticide.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,523 characters) on Aug 26, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,206 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-17.
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