House strips controversial pro-pesticide policies from farm bill

What Is Glyphosate? MAHA Base Cheers After House Blocks Pesticide Shield for Bayer's Roundup

The US House of Representatives has voted to remove controversial pesticide liability provisions from a major farm bill, stripping language that would have limited state regulation and legal exposure for pesticide manufacturers, including Bayer, the maker of Roundup. The amendment passed 280–142, despite opposition from lawmakers and Make America Healthy Again (MAHA)–aligned advocates who argued it would weaken accountability over glyphosate-rel…

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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…

House passes long-delayed farm bill, but without ethanol boost many farmers wanted

MAHA Republicans and Democrats also came together to strip bill of text banning states from regulating language on pesticide labels.

House passes farm bill without controversial pesticides provision

The bill, which was amended to remove what critics called a "loophole" for pesticide companies, still faces an uphill battle in the Senate.