To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to provide for improved coordination between the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Jodey C. Arrington (Republican-TX)

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Requires federal agencies to work together more on pesticide rules and study costs for farmers.

This bill would make federal agencies like the EPA and Department of Agriculture work more closely when setting rules for pesticides. It would require the EPA to study and publish the costs of new pesticide safety measures for farmers and other users. This aims to ensure new rules consider the real-world economic impact.

What Would Change

Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulates pesticides under existing law without explicitly mandated coordination requirements, detailed economic analyses, or specific data sharing protocols with the Department of Agriculture. If this bill passes, the EPA would be required to work closely with the Department of Agriculture on pesticide safety rules. It would also conduct economic studies on the costs of these rules for farmers and publicly explain how it uses agricultural data in its decisions. Additionally, the EPA, USDA, and pesticide companies could agree to waive or change these coordination requirements for specific actions, with the agreement made public.

Key Provisions

Requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to work with the Department of Agriculture (USDA) when creating new safety rules for pesticides.
Requires the EPA to study and publicly share the costs for farmers and others to put new pesticide safety measures into practice.
Requires the EPA to study and publicly share the costs and benefits of using pesticides, including how safety measures reduce user risks.
Requires the EPA to get farming data and information on pesticide alternatives from the USDA and industry for pesticide reviews.
Requires the EPA to publicly explain how it used (or didn't use) USDA data in its pesticide decisions.
Requires the EPA to coordinate with the USDA, Department of the Interior, and Department of Commerce on pesticide rules that affect endangered species.

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HR 5564 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10

To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to provide for improved coordination between the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes.

What Would Change

Key Provisions

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