Bill would make farm pesticide use public record.
H.R. 10629 — Pesticide Data Transparency Act · Filed by Nancy Mace (R-SC) · Introduced Sep 28, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill removes a federal rule that blocked pesticide data release. The EPA must report within 180 days on hidden records. It must say how to release them. The EPA cannot make new rules to block that release.
Who it affects
Citizens would learn what pesticides farms use. Farmers would lose privacy about their farming practices and chemicals.
One thing to notice
Farmers' pesticide choices would become visible to competitors and the public. This could affect how farms compete and crop prices.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Sep 28, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 28, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Agriculture · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- pesticide — A chemical used to kill insects, weeds, or other pests on crops.
- EPA — The federal Environmental Protection Agency, which makes and enforces pollution and pesticide rules.
- federal rule — A law or requirement made by the federal government.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,589 characters) on Oct 3, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 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 2026-10-20.
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