Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
The Protect Our Farmers and Families Act of 2025 would immediately ban the pesticide diquat in the United States by canceling all of its registered uses and prohibiting the sale and use of existing stockpiles. The bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to revoke any food tolerances for diquat residues and prevents the pesticide from ever being reregistered in the future. The measure affects farmers, agricultural chemical distributors, and food producers who currently rely on diquat as an herbicide and desiccant. No specific funding is authorized or required under the bill, and the ban takes effect upon enactment with no transition period for existing supplies. The legislation reflects growing concerns about diquat's environmental and health impacts, effectively removing it from the agricultural market entirely.
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