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Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2025
To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify Congressional intent regarding the regulation of the use of pesticides in or near navigable waters, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill clarifies how pesticides are regulated when discharged into navigable waters by amending the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. It specifies that permits are not required under the Clean Water Act for discharges of pesticides that are authorized for sale and use under federal law, or their residues, resulting from proper application. The bill includes exceptions for discharges resulting from violations of pesticide regulations relevant to water quality, stormwater discharges subject to other regulations, and certain industrial discharges including manufacturing effluent and vessel-related discharges.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC)
9 cosponsors
- Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH)
- Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8] (R-CO)
- Rep. Maloy, Celeste [R-UT-2] (R-UT)
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA)
- Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6] (R-TN)
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS)
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX)
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE)
- Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2] (R-IN)
Actions (3)
- Jun 13, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. · house
- Jun 6, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. · house
- Jun 6, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 6, 2025
Mr. Rouzer (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Ms. Maloy, Mr. Newhouse, and Mr. Evans of Colorado) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify Congressional intent regarding the regulation of the use of pesticides in or near navigable waters, 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 “Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. USE OF AUTHORIZED PESTICIDES.
Section 3(f) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a(f)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(6) Use of authorized pesticides.—Except as provided in section 402(t) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the Administrator or a State may not require a permit under such Act for a discharge from a point source into navigable waters of a pesticide authorized for sale, distribution, or use under this Act, or the residue of such a pesticide, resulting from the application of such pesticide.”.
SEC. 3. DISCHARGES OF PESTICIDES.
Section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(t) Discharges of Pesticides.—
“(1) No permit requirement.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), a permit shall not be required by the Administrator or a State under this Act for a discharge from a point source into navigable waters of a pesticide authorized for sale, distribution, or use under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, or the residue of such a pesticide, resulting from the application of such pesticide.
“(2) Exceptions.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the following discharges of a pesticide or pesticide residue:
“(A) A discharge resulting from the application of a pesticide in violation of a provision of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act that is relevant to protecting water quality, if—
“(i) the discharge would not have occurred but for the violation; or
“(ii) the amount of pesticide or pesticide residue in the discharge is greater than would have occurred without the violation.
“(B) Stormwater discharges subject to regulation under subsection (p).
“(C) The following discharges subject to regulation under this section:
“(i) Manufacturing or industrial effluent.
“(ii) Treatment works effluent.
“(iii) Discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel, including a discharge resulting from ballasting operations or vessel biofouling prevention.”. <all>
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