Pass the Protect America’s Children from Toxic Pesticides Act (HR 5085/S 269)

I am a concerned constituent and I urge you to endorse and actively support the passage of the Protect America’s Children from Toxic Pesticides Act (HR 5085/S 269). This bill would set in motion long overdue reforms of our national pesticide rules to better protect farmworkers, farmers, children, and the environment. Our existing pesticide laws under FIFRA were originally created to protect people and the environment from unacceptable risks. Unfortunately, special interests have eroded this protection. Our current rules are antiquated and weak, catering to pesticide corporations rather than adequately protecting public health or the environment. PACTPA addresses many of the most important shortcomings of current law. This bill imposes an outright ban on several pesticide active ingredients that have been shown to be extremely dangerous to human health. Further, this bill closes loopholes that have allowed the EPA to use emergency exemptions and conditional registrations to circumvent full safety reviews. If you’ve already co-sponsored HR 5085/S 269 or intend to support its progress, thank you — please encourage your colleagues to join you. I hope you will do all you can to support passage of this important bill. If you have not yet endorsed this legislation, I strongly urge you to do so today. Thank you!