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The bill increases interagency coordination, stakeholder input, and transparency to make pesticide decisions more practical and accountable for agriculture and species protection, but it risks slower approvals, higher compliance costs, and possible disclosure or waiver outcomes that could advantage registrants or harm some businesses.
Farmers and other pesticide users will have EPA decisions take their economic costs and agronomic realities into account before use or labeling changes are imposed.
Farmers, rural communities, and supply-chain actors may see more practical mitigation measures (developed with USDA coordination) that better preserve crop yields and continuity of supply.
Interagency coordination with Interior and Commerce can better align Endangered Species Act protections with agricultural realities, potentially reducing unintended harms to both species and pesticide users.
Farmers and state governments could face delays in access to pesticide registrations or emergency uses because added coordination and review steps may slow EPA decision timelines.
Growers and small agricultural businesses may incur higher compliance costs if coordination still results in stricter mitigation, labeling changes, or use restrictions.
The ability to negotiate waivers between EPA, USDA, and a registrant could favor registrants' interests over broader public or environmental concerns without strong oversight, risking uneven protections.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Requires EPA to coordinate with USDA on pesticide risk mitigation and ESA measures, publish economic and agronomic data in the docket, and allows a published waiver of coordination.
Introduced September 26, 2025 by Jodey Cook Arrington · Last progress September 26, 2025
Requires the EPA Administrator to coordinate with the Secretary of Agriculture when taking pesticide registration and mitigation actions under FIFRA, including how pesticide risk to endangered species and users is mitigated and what agronomic or alternatives data are used. It also requires publishing economic analyses and the agronomic/alternatives data provided by USDA and industry in the agency docket, provides for interagency review and feedback on reasonable and prudent measures under the Endangered Species Act, and allows EPA, USDA, and a registrant to mutually waive or modify the coordination requirements for a specific action if their agreement is published in the docket.