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The bill increases consideration of agricultural and economic realities in pesticide decisions—helping farmers and state regulators plan better—but at the cost of potential delays and a risk of weaker environmental and health protections and reduced transparency.
Farmers and growers will have EPA consider agronomic use data and economic impacts before imposing pesticide restrictions, reducing unexpected burdens on crop production and increasing the likelihood that practical alternatives are identified.
State lead agencies and other affected entities will receive transparent economic analyses of mitigation costs, improving planning, budgeting, and compliance readiness.
Federal agencies (EPA, USDA, Interior, Commerce) will coordinate reviews to produce more consistent, risk‑informed Endangered Species Act actions that better reflect agricultural realities.
Rural communities, farmworkers, and children may face slower health and environmental protections because requiring economic analyses and extensive interagency coordination can delay regulatory actions that reduce pesticide risks.
Rural communities and children could experience weaker environmental and public‑health protections because emphasizing agronomic and economic data may bias decisions toward keeping pesticides in use.
State governments and agricultural stakeholders could see reduced transparency and less independent review if registrants can agree to waive interagency coordination for specific actions.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Introduced June 9, 2025 by Roger Wayne Marshall · Last progress June 9, 2025
Requires the EPA to coordinate with USDA (through the Office of Pest Management Policy when specified) and other federal agencies when developing pesticide risk-mitigation measures and when making registration or food-safety decisions that affect sale, distribution, or use. Directs EPA to publish economic analyses of costs to growers, State lead agencies, and other affected parties, obtain and consider agronomic use data and information on availability/economic viability of alternatives, and publish in the public docket how USDA-provided data were used or why they were not. Also requires interagency coordination (EPA, USDA, Interior, Commerce) when pesticides are subject to actions under the Endangered Species Act, and allows the Administrator, the Secretary of Agriculture, and a registrant to mutually waive or modify the coordination requirements for a specific action if the agreement is published in the docket.