Bayer/Monsanto, Syngenta/ChemChina, and Dow/Dupont are Brainwashing our Senators to Present Bills to Prevent Cancer Lawsuits Against AgroChemical Companies.
Big Ag wants immunity from lawsuits. The rights of individuals, localities, and states to be able to sue agrochemical companies is critically at stake. The plot by Big Ag, via The ModernAgAlliance.org, to pass state-by-state bills, filed in eleven states, Idaho, North Dakota, Wyoming, Oklahoma, Georgia, Montana, Missouri, Iowa, Mississippi, Tennessee, Florida - but we expect there will be bills in twenty-one.
Bayer/Monsanto has just hired 20 agrochemical lobbyists to convince your Senators and Congressmembers that they should enjoy complete immunity from lawsuits, just like the vaccine companies. In other words, they should be able to produce pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides, and as long as the EPA gives them a license to do so (which does not establish safety for human exposure), then they could never be sued for cancer or other harmful impacts due to exposure to their products.
Meanwhile, the drugs they sell that treat the harm their products cause, like cancer, depression, and fertility drugs, will continue to soar. That is why we are calling them the Make America $ick Again Bills, it's a perfect profit circle for them that they want to protect. We think that rather than our elected officials giving Bayer executives another beach house, they should protect us in our house. The number one reason for bankruptcy, which can lead to homelessness, is medical debt. Taking away their resident's right to sue for harm is unjust and dangerous for our communities. Compensation for harm from any unsafe product is necessary for product accountability and the health and security of our communities.
These bills give Big Ag complete immunity from individuals for violating federal labeling law, letting them cover up dangers without consequence. This cannot happen on our watch!
This play for profit is even worse for us, and better for them, than the deal the vaccine manufacturers got. In H.R.5546 - National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 the vaccine companies were required to pay .75 cents per vaccine into a special injury fund. A court was set up so that victims of vaccine injury could apply for a hearing and compensation. The proposed bills for agrochemical immunity don’t even propose a fund, court, warning on the label, or any accountability whatsoever. Bayer/Monsanto and all agrochemical companies would enjoy complete immunity from ever being sued again. Their strategy is to go state by state, then use the states as precedence to have a federal bill passed.
Their arguments are:
- If they don’t get immunity, the farmers will lose access to important tools like glyphosate and other chemicals, that are “necessary” for farming.
- If the farmers lose these agrochemicals, the price of food will go up, putting disadvantaged people at an even greater disadvantage.
- The agrochemical companies should enjoy immunity because the EPA has deemed their products safe.
- The state-by-state laws are too cumbersome, there should be “uniformity” in pesticide laws, meaning a federal law that allows all chemical companies immunity.
Our arguments are:
- There are millions of farmers around the world who farm without glyphosate or toxic chemicals.
- If your products aren’t safe, you should be held accountable. Reformulate your products to be safe.
- Your product safety is your responsibility, not the EPA’s, they do not do safety testing.
- The states, localities, and individuals have the right to sue. Period.
- 78% of the 86 pesticides banned have been shown to cause reproductive damage in other countries.
- Up to 70% of the glyphosate used worldwide is produced in China.
Please sign this petition to let your Senators know we oppose this!
Corporate interests must not precede the safety of American farmers, citizens, and our children!
House Appropriations
UPDATE for 7/14/25Tell Congress to protect community health, not pesticide companies. REMOVE SECTION 453.We remain focused on protecting our community rights and strong health science against attempts by pesticide companies to change and weaken our pesticide laws. While our state lawmakers are on break, the pesticide preemption and immunity issue is now back in discussion at the federal level. What is pesticide preemption?Pesticide preemption removes the right of states and localities to protect community health by making federal laws the ceiling of our protections instead of the floor. Many states, including North Carolina, have laws governing pesticide spraying or crop dusting near schools. Other states have protections for safer parks and playgrounds. If Section 453 remains in appropriations and it passes - the EPA can't do anything that diverges from the human health impact assessment or carcinogenicity classification. For example, that freezes EPA regulations on Roundup at 1993 because that was the last (lawful) human health impact assessment they did on glyphosate. This ignores over 30 years of science. For future pesticides, this means that companies just need to hide and obfuscate the science on their chemicals until the EPA issues a health assessment. After that, it will be fixed in place for 15+ years, regardless of what science emerges in the interim. Pesticide labels must evolve with the latest health-protective science. This is another way pesticide companies are trying to gain immunity in the courts when they are failing to warn about the harms of exposure. Join us in the call to REMOVE SECTION 453. Here's a script to consider:"Hello, my name is ______ and I live in __________. I am very concerned about pesticide preemption language being included in federal appropriations. Tomorrow (7月 15), appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies will be discussed in committee. I need you to help ensure that pesticide companies are not given immunity to cause harm. We need pesticide labels that reflect the latest science, and a system that allows states and localities to enact protections and solutions. Section 453 in the Interior Appropriations package would take that right away. Please work to remove Section 453. Thank you." Here's who to call:These are the members on the subcommittee for this appropriations bill.
Thank you for taking action to protect our community!
UPDATE FOR 5/15/25Missouri's Senate adjourned sine die for the year, meaning the pesticide bill is officially DEAD in Missouri! And Iowa is dead dead after they adjourned sine die as well!
Huge wins and thanks to everyone who engaged there!
North Carolina moves to being the only active state. There was very strong testimony yesterday from Alexandra Munoz and Bernedette Pajer in opposition to the bill in the Senate Rules committee. North Carolina Senate has listed SB 639 for second reading today at 10:30 - listen to audio here: https://ncleg.gov/Audio/Senate
Current status of State Bills:
21 states targeted for this legislation
12 states introduced
1 state active--North Carolina
9 states killed--Missouri, Montana, Wyoming, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Iowa, Idaho, Tennessee, Florida
2 states enacted--North Dakota (8月 1 effective date), Georgia (1月 1, 2026 effective date)
UPDATE FOR 5/6/25
North Carolina - SB 639 is before the Senate Judiciary Committee this morning. You can watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpGeOZZHyb0
UPDATE for 5/1/25The Pesticide Immunity language was amended into the North Carolina Farm Bill--SB 639--as Section 19 this Tuesday. There has been virtually no debate. It is on the Agenda to be heard in the NC Senate Committee on Judiciary Tuesday 5月 6, at 11:00 AM.
Language here: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/Index/2025/S639/True. This is a "presumption" of sufficiency bill like Wyoming and Idaho, that rigs the process in favor of pesticide manufacturers by creating one sided and unclear standard for proving a claim.
There has been little debate on this section. The sponsors may not even have a full understanding of what they have endorsed. Outreach is critical.
The short-term goal is for North Carolina legislators to remove Section 19 from the Farm Bill before advancing it.
UPDATE for 4/24/25Tragically, the Office of Governor Kelly - State of North Dakota passed HB 1318 into law on 4月 24, 2025, preventing every ND resident from being able to sue any pesticide company for compensation for cancer or any harm from their products.
Current Status of 11 Filed Bills:
Need Veto: Georgia
Alive, but stalled: Missouri, Florida
Dead, but in session: Iowa, Oklahoma, Montana, Tennessee
Dead, and sine die: Idaho, Mississippi, Wyoming
These Pesticide Immunity Bills eliminate parents’ right to know when pesticides harm pregnancy or disrupt children's hormones. It puts corporate coverups above the health of North Dakota kids.
They give foreign chemical companies total immunity for over 16,000 registered pesticides, along with every future pesticide — even when the company covers up that their pesticide causes cancer, brain damage, or reproductive harm. No warnings. No accountability.
These bills protect companies like ChemChina — a Chinese military-linked corporation run by the Chinese Communist Party — from liability when they cover up risks and their products cause serious harm to farms, families, or future generations.
This legislation has been killed in seven other states this year: Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Iowa, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Tennessee.
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House Appropriations
Full Name | Phone Number |
Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL-4) | (202) 225-4876 |
Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA-33) | (202) 225-3201 |
Rep. Mark Alford (R-MO-4) | (202) 225-2876 |
Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV-2) | (202) 225-6155 |
Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-OK-5) | (202) 225-2132 |
Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-GA-2) | (202) 225-3631 |
Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA-41) | (202) 225-1986 |
Rep. John Carter (R-TX-31) | (202) 225-3864 |
Rep. Ed Case (D-HI-1) | (202) 225-2726 |
Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ-6) | (202) 225-2542 |
Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA-6) | (202) 225-5431 |
Rep. Michael Cloud (R-TX-27) | (202) 225-7742 |
Rep. James "Jim" Clyburn (D-SC-6) | (202) 225-3315 |
Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA-9) | (202) 225-9893 |
Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK-4) | (202) 225-6165 |
Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) | (202) 225-1640 |
Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA-4) | (202) 225-4731 |
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-3) | (202) 225-3661 |
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL-26) | (202) 225-4211 |
Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC-11) | (202) 225-6401 |
Rep. Jake Ellzey (R-TX-6) | (202) 225-2002 |
Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX-16) | (202) 225-4831 |
Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY-13) | (202) 225-4365 |
Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN-3) | (202) 225-3271 |
Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL-22) | (202) 225-9890 |
Rep. Scott Franklin (R-FL-18) | (202) 225-1252 |
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA-3) | (202) 225-3536 |
Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX-23) | (202) 225-4511 |
Rep. Michael Guest (R-MS-3) | (202) 225-5031 |
Rep. Josh Harder (D-CA-9) | (202) 225-4540 |
Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD-1) | (202) 225-5311 |
Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA-2) | (202) 225-2911 |
Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD-5) | (202) 225-4131 |
Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-MD-4) | (202) 225-8699 |
Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH-14) | (202) 225-5731 |
Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-9) | (202) 225-4146 |
Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY-1) | (202) 225-3826 |
Rep. Susie Lee (D-NV-3) | (202) 225-3252 |
Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA-5) | (202) 225-8490 |
Rep. Mike Levin (D-CA-49) | (202) 225-3906 |
Rep. Celeste Maloy (R-UT-2) | (202) 225-9730 |
Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN-4) | (202) 225-6631 |
Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY-6) | (202) 225-2601 |
Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI-2) | (202) 225-3561 |
Rep. Riley Moore (R-WV-2) | (202) 225-2711 |
Rep. Joseph "Joe" Morelle (D-NY-25) | (202) 225-3615 |
Rep. Frank Mrvan (D-IN-1) | (202) 225-2461 |
Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA-4) | (202) 225-5816 |
Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1) | (202) 225-6116 |
Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI-2) | (202) 225-2906 |
Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL-5) | (202) 225-4061 |
Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA-14) | (202) 225-2065 |
Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY-5) | (202) 225-4601 |
Rep. John Rutherford (R-FL-5) | (202) 225-2501 |
Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID-2) | (202) 225-5531 |
Rep. Dale Strong (R-AL-5) | (202) 225-4801 |
Rep. Norma Torres (D-CA-35) | (202) 225-6161 |
Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14) | (202) 225-2976 |
Rep. David Valadao (R-CA-22) | (202) 225-4695 |
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25) | (202) 225-7931 |
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12) | (202) 225-5801 |
Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR-3) | (202) 225-4301 |
Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT-1) | (202) 225-5628 |
In some states, Bayer has hired 20 lobbyists to spread lies, and twenty thousand cases against Monsanto are pending. All of these plaintiffs will lose their right to sue and get compensation, people with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma from using Roundup, if this bill passes.
Other states pending soon are Georgia, Montana, North Dakota, Iowa, Missouri, Tennessee, Florida, and total of twenty-one states.
Call to Action!
Contact Senators of the following states:
Call to Action 2:
COMMENT to the EPA
There is a proposed petition that is open for comment now to the EPA:
This petition would wipe out pesticide industry accountability by amending EPA regulations to preempt any state labeling requirement that is inconsistent with EPA's conclusions on its human health risk assessment, "such as a pesticide's likelihood to cause cancer, birth defects, or reproductive harm."
We only have until 3月 24 for the comment period!
Click HERE AND COMMENT to the EPA!
Below are some of our sample social media posts to help you.
POST on SOCIAL and Share by EMAIL!
1.) ATTN: A dangerous petition filed with the @EPA threatens to wipe out state and local pesticide protections, leaving communities vulnerable to cancer-causing chemicals. Now is the time to make your voice heard and sign the petition! https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/21/2025-00251/pesticides-petition-seeking-rulemaking-to-modify-labeling-requirements-for-pesticides-and-devices
2.) Communities deserve the right to protect their schools, playgrounds, and workplaces from dangerous pesticides. But a recent petition filed with the @EPA would rob states and localities of the authority to decide for themselves. We can’t let this happen–sign the petition NOW! https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/21/2025-00251/pesticides-petition-seeking-rulemaking-to-modify-labeling-requirements-for-pesticides-and-devices
3.) State and local pesticide protections could be gutted by a recent petition filed with the @EPA, leaving communities across America defenseless against cancer-causing chemicals. Stand up for your community and sign the petition TODAY! https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/21/2025-00251/pesticides-petition-seeking-rulemaking-to-modify-labeling-requirements-for-pesticides-and-devices
Thank you for being our partners in creating healthy communities!!!
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