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SOUND Pesticide Research Act

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to rely on certain data with respect to a toxicity determination related to a pesticide chemical residue, and for other purposes.

Introduced Aug 24, 2026

Latest action (Aug 24, 2026) Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Referred to
Energy and Commerce Committee
Policy area
Environmental Protection
Issues
Healthcare

Summary
  • Requires the EPA Administrator to rely on comprehensive data from multigenerational reproductive toxicity studies (at least 4 generations) when establishing, modifying, leaving in effect, or revoking pesticide chemical residue tolerances or exemptions.
  • Requires the EPA Administrator to review existing pesticide residue tolerance and exemption determinations within 180 days of enactment to determine whether they meet the new data requirement.
  • Requires the EPA to submit a report to Congress within 2 years identifying which pesticide residue determinations were reviewed, updated, or changed as a result of these amendments.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Nancy Mace’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • Employer not reported $65,883
  • VETERANS GUARDIAN VA CLAIM CONSULTING $14,700
  • BRODIE GENERATIONAL CAPITAL PARTNERS $13,200
  • APPLIED MATERIALS $7,100
  • MEETING ST CAPITAL $6,600

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Nancy Mace → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)
  1. Aug 24, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house
  2. Aug 24, 2026 Introduced in House

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Aug 24, 2026

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

August 24, 2026

Ms. Mace introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to rely on certain data with respect to a toxicity determination related to a pesticide chemical residue, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Scientific Oversight for Unbiased and Neutral Data in Pesticide Research Act” or the “SOUND Pesticide Research Act”.

SEC. 2. MULTIGENERATIONAL REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY STUDY REQUIREMENT.

(a) In General.—Section 408(b)(2) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 346a(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(G) Multigenerational reproductive toxicity study.—

“(i) Requirements.—In establishing, modifying, leaving in effect, or revoking a tolerance or exemption for a pesticide chemical residue, the Administrator shall rely on data that is—

“(I) comprehensive, as determined by the Administrator; and

“(II) derived from a multigenerational reproductive toxicity study that includes not fewer than 4 generations of test species.

“(ii) Review.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Scientific Oversight for Unbiased and Neutral Data Research Act of 2026, the Administrator shall determine whether each determination to establish, modify, revoke, or leave in effect a tolerance or exemption for a pesticide chemical residue under this section is supported by data that meets the requirements under clause

(i).”.

(b) Report.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall submit to Congress a report that identifies each determination that was reviewed, updated, or otherwise changed as a result of the amendments made to section 408(b)(2) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 346a(b)(2)) by this section. <all>

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