H.R. 3824

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3824 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3824

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.

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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

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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.''.
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