US EditionFunding bill excludes controversial pesticide provision hated by MAHA
Congress removed a provision that would have shielded pesticide makers from lawsuits and limited EPA regulatory updates, with Senate Republicans agreeing not to revisit it.
- On Monday, US Rep. Chellie Pingree said the controversial Section 453 provision pushed by Bayer was stripped from the 2026 funding bill, with Senate Republican leaders agreeing not to revisit it.
- Bayer and an industry alliance pushed for federal measures to limit lawsuits, quietly inserting the language into a must-pass appropriations committee bill last summer.
- Section 453 would have prevented federal funds from supporting policies inconsistent with Environmental Protection Agency human-health assessments, critics warned it would block states and local governments from updating warnings or suing manufacturers, while conservative commentator Brett Cooper claimed it covered 57,000 chemicals tied to serious harms.
- The deletion preserves states' and consumers' legal options to warn about pesticide risks and pursue lawsuits, keeping Bayer subject to ongoing Roundup litigation and existing settlements intact.
- Pingree warned the issue remains alive, saying it 'is not dead' as Make America Healthy Again activists meet lawmakers and Rep. Thomas Massie pledges amendment by Jan. 30.
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A “hard fight”- Pesticide industry protection stripped from appropriations bill
In a setback for the pesticide industry, Democrats have succeeded in removing a rider from a congressional appropriations bill that would have helped protect pesticide makers from being sued and could have hindered state efforts to warn about pesticide risks. US Rep. Chellie Pingree, a Democrat from Maine and ranking member of the House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, said Monday that the controversial me…
BIG MAHA WIN – Controversial Provision Removed From Funding Bill
The MAHA movement scored a monumental win after a controversial provision, which would have provided pesticide manufacturers immunity from lawsuits claiming their products harmed people, was removed from a government funding bill. “Section 453 granting pesticide companies immunity from harm has been removed from the upcoming House spending bill!” MAHA Action wrote. “The Senate version of the bill also does NOT contain Section 453. Once again MAH…
EXPOSED: House Republicans Quietly Slipped Pesticide "Immunity" Into Spending Bill — Now FORCED to Yank Section 453 After Massive Backlash
House Republicans quietly inserted, and then just as quietly removed, a highly controversial provision from the 2026 Interior and Environment spending bill after a firestorm of public outrage exposed what critics called a blatant attempt to shield powerful chemical corporations from accountability.
Funding bill excludes controversial pesticide provision hated by MAHA
A government funding bill released Monday excludes a controversial pesticides provision, marking a win for the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement for at least the time being. The provision in question is a wonky one: It would seek to prevent pesticides from carrying warnings on their label of health effects beyond those recognized by the Environmental…
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