[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4288 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4288

   To clarify the application of a certain provision of the Federal 
    Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act with respect to the 
uniformity of pesticide labeling, consistent with the text of such Act, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 22, 2023

Mr. Johnson of South Dakota (for himself and Mr. Costa) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
   To clarify the application of a certain provision of the Federal 
    Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act with respect to the 
uniformity of pesticide labeling, consistent with the text of such Act, 
                        and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Agricultural Labeling Uniformity 
Act''.

SEC. 2. UNIFORMITY OF PESTICIDE LABELING REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 24(b) of the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136v(b)) shall be applied to 
require uniformity in national pesticide labeling, and prohibit any 
State, instrumentality or political subdivision thereof, or a court 
from directly or indirectly imposing or continuing in effect any 
requirements for, or penalize or hold liable any entity for failing to 
comply with requirements with respect to, labeling or packaging that is 
in addition to or different from the labeling or packaging approved by 
the Administrator under such Act (7 U.S.C. et seq.), including any 
requirements relating to warnings on such labeling or packaging.
    (b) Prohibition.--The Administrator may not issue or adopt any 
guidance or any policy, take any regulatory action, or approve any 
labeling (or change to such labeling) that is inconsistent with or in 
any respect different from the conclusion of--
            (1) a human health assessment performed pursuant to the 
        Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 
        136 et seq.); or
            (2) a carcinogenicity classification for a pesticide 
        performed pursuant to such Act (7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.).
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