US EditionHouse strips controversial pro-pesticide policies from farm bill
Lawmakers removed language that critics said shielded pesticide makers from lawsuits and state labeling rules after bipartisan pressure from MAHA activists.
- On Thursday, the House voted 280-142 to strip controversial pesticide provisions from the Farm Bill, removing language critics labeled a 'liability shield' for chemical manufacturers like Bayer.
- Rep. Anna Paulina Luna led the bipartisan push against the provisions, which would have preempted state labeling laws and blocked lawsuits against chemical corporations.
- Activists argued the language protected Bayer from health-related litigation over Roundup, which contains glyphosate; the World Health Organization classified the chemical as 'probably carcinogenic to humans' in 2015.
- The broader Farm Bill subsequently cleared the House with a 224-200 vote, advancing the legislation despite ongoing internal GOP disagreements over other provisions.
- Senate Agriculture Chairman John Boozman now faces pressure to reconcile the House bill amid disputes over SNAP funding and separate fuel-related legislative fights.
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House passes Farm, Food, and National Security Act after stripping pesticide liability protections
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives passed the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 on Thursday, sending the sweeping $390 billion agriculture bill to the Senate after lawmakers stripped controversial provisions that critics said would have shielded pesticide manufacturers from liability lawsuits. The legislation reauthorizes and modifies dozens of U.S. Department of Agriculture… The post House passes Farm, Food, and National Secu…
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MAHA Republicans and Democrats also came together to strip bill of text banning states from regulating language on pesticide labels.
In a MAHA win, House passes Farm Bill stripped of language that would have protected pesticide companies
Federal lawmakers on Thursday passed the House version of the Farm Bill, removing controversial language that would have provided some protections for pesticide companies facing lawsuits over alleged health harms. Members of the US House of Representatives voted 280-142 to pass an amendment to the bill striking sections that would have established “nationwide uniformity for pesticide labeling” effectively preventing states from leveraging label…
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US House passes ‘skinny’ farm bill that keeps big GOP cuts to food assistance
The U.S. House approved, 224-200, a five-year farm bill Thursday as members of Congress attempt to update major agriculture and nutrition policy after three years of extensions.
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