I will support legislation to ban paraquat nationwide by canceling its registered uses, revoking food-residue tolerances, banning sale and use of existing stocks, and permanently prohibiting reregistration.

Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna (FL-13) with co-lead Rep. Chellie Pingree today introduced the Paraquat Prevention Act, legislation that would cancel all registered uses of the pesticide paraquat under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and permanently prohibit its reregistration. "The United States has no business allowing a chemical linked to Parkinson's disease to keep being sprayed on American farmland, and this bill ends that."

Luna introduced and endorsed the Paraquat Prevention Act, committing to a federal ban on paraquat by ending its registrations, sale, use, residue tolerances, and future reregistration.

Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Ban Toxic Pesticide Paraquat and Protect Americans from Parkinson's Disease
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EPA says paraquat is one of the most widely used herbicides in the United States and that all U.S.-registered paraquat products are restricted-use pesticides, not cancelled or banned.

As of EPA's latest page update before July 1, 2026, paraquat remained registered for U.S. use with restrictions and mitigation measures, so the promised nationwide ban had not been achieved.

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Paraquat Dichloride | US EPA
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EPA stated the 2021 paraquat interim registration review decision finalized mitigation measures needed for paraquat to meet the FIFRA standard for registration, and solicited further comments rather than cancelling uses.

The Federal Register record shows EPA was reconsidering and mitigating paraquat registration risks, not revoking its registrations or banning existing stocks nationwide.

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EPA Document in Support of the Paraquat Interim Registration Review Decision; Notice of Availability
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The eCFR section, current to June 24, 2026, states that tolerances are established for residues of paraquat on many food commodities.

Food-residue tolerances for paraquat remained in the Code of Federal Regulations shortly before the July 1, 2026 assessment date, so the tolerance-revocation part of the promise was not delivered.

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40 CFR 180.205 -- Paraquat; tolerances for residues
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The House letter requested that EPA ban paraquat and listed the signing representatives; Anna Paulina Luna was not among the listed signers.

Other House members took a concrete non-legislative step urging an EPA paraquat ban while Luna was serving in Congress, but the official signer list does not show Luna participating.

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October 8, 2024 House Letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan on Paraquat
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Luna's official House site lists health-related bills such as banning food dyes, high-fructose corn syrup, and parabens, but the visible official releases and issue text reviewed did not announce paraquat-ban legislation.

The official member site shows Luna has introduced other chemical or food-related bills, but provides no official evidence that she introduced or cosponsored legislation to ban paraquat nationwide.

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The Wall Street Journal reported Luna teamed with MAHA activists to fight pesticide manufacturers, indicating pesticide-related activity but not a paraquat-ban bill.

This supports only limited related effort: Luna reportedly acted on pesticide-manufacturer issues in 2026, but the reporting does not establish support for the specific nationwide paraquat-ban legislation promised.

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The Congresswoman Who Knows Exactly How to Go Viral
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