Federal groups must report bug spray use on public land.
H.R. 10630 — Pesticide Transparency on Federal Land Act · Filed by Nancy Mace (R-SC) · Introduced Sep 28, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
Federal groups must tell the EPA about bug spray use on federal land. They must report within 5 days. The EPA must make a public list showing when, where, and what bug spray was used. People can sue groups that do not report. They can get up to $5,000 per missed report or $25,000 per quarter. The government can hide some facts for safety reasons for up to 1 year. It must tell Congress when it does.
Who it affects
People who use or live near federal land can see what bug spray is sprayed there. Federal groups that use bug spray must report their work. The EPA must set up and run the list.
One thing to notice
Federal groups can renew the safety reason every year. This could let them hide bug spray use on sensitive federal land for a long time.
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
- federal land — Land owned by the U.S. government, not by states or private people.
- bug spray — A chemical used to kill insects, weeds, or other pests.
- public list — A large organized collection of facts that people can search and read.
- safety reason — A rule that lets the government keep some facts secret to protect the country.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (4,189 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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