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The bill increases transparency and tailors pesticide-mitigation decisions to real-world farming (helping growers plan), but at the cost of added analyses and coordination that may delay approvals, raise compliance costs, and in some cases lead to stricter use limits.
Farmers and agricultural producers will receive EPA economic analyses estimating the costs of required mitigation, helping them plan for and budget compliance.
EPA must consider agronomic use data and available alternatives when setting mitigation, producing measures more likely to fit real farming practices and reduce unnecessary burdens on growers.
Increased interagency coordination (EPA with Interior and Commerce) on species-protection measures may reduce conflicts between endangered-species protections and practical pesticide uses, potentially producing more workable solutions for end users.
Growers and small agribusinesses may face delays accessing new or continued pesticide uses because the additional coordination and analyses can slow EPA registration decisions.
Required economic analyses and expanded coordination will increase administrative burdens and costs for EPA and pesticide registrants, costs that could be passed on to farmers or borne by taxpayers.
Coordinated ESA-related measures could result in more restrictive use conditions to protect species, reducing available pest-control options for growers and potentially increasing crop losses or control costs.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Requires EPA to coordinate with USDA, Interior, and Commerce on pesticide mitigation/registration actions and to publish economic analyses, agronomic data use, and alternatives assessments.
Introduced September 26, 2025 by Jodey Cook Arrington · Last progress September 26, 2025
Requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to coordinate with USDA and other federal agencies when it requires pesticide risk mitigation measures or conducts pesticide registrations and reviews. The EPA must publish economic analyses estimating costs to growers, state lead agencies, and other affected parties, obtain and consider agronomic use data and information on alternatives, coordinate with Interior and Commerce on Endangered Species Act (ESA) implementation decisions affecting pesticide use, and allow waiver or modification of these coordination steps if the parties publicly agree.