Bill · H.R. 10629· House(119-HR-10629)
Pesticide Data Transparency Act
- Introduced
- 9/28/2026
- Last activity
- 9/28/2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- Sponsored by
- Nancy Mace
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The bill is known as the Pesticide Data Transparency Act. It amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990. The change allows the publication of certain pesticide data that government agencies were previously blocked from releasing. Specifically, it removes the rule that protected the identity of individual producers by hiding data and locations. Additionally, the bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator to report to Congress on these newly unbarred records and data. Finally, it limits the Administrator from creating rules that would prevent or delay the public disclosure of this pesticide data.
Yes· 3 of 4
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+8
The legislation directly mandates the unbarring and future publication of previously restricted pesticide data.
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?+6
Public access to pesticide records and data improves environmental oversight and transparency.
Does this give people more protection from unfair business practices?+5
The bill enhances transparency by allowing the publication of previously restricted pesticide data.
The opposite
Does this protect people from being watched or searched?-5
The bill removes provisions that protected individual producers' identities and locations from government release.
Would farmers be better off under this?-4
Individual agricultural producers lose their previous data and location privacy protections under the bill.
Does this invest in rural communities?-3
Removing protections that shield the identity of individual agricultural producers may raise privacy concerns for farmers.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
-
Section 2 of the bill allows the publication of certain pesticide data that was previously kept hidden, which gives the public more transparency regarding pesticide records.
-
Section 3 requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to submit a report to Congress within 180 days describing the records and data no longer barred from public disclosure, along with recommendations on how to successfully compile and publicly disclose them in a timely manner.
-
Section 4 stops the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from issuing, implementing, or enforcing any regulation or guidance that may prevent or significantly delay the public disclosure of these pesticide records and data.
-
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Section 2 removes the protection that previously stopped government agencies from releasing data and locations that would directly or indirectly reveal the identity of individual producers.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+8Increases Federal Power+4Improves Privacy Rights-5
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Consumer Protection+5
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Farmers-4
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Environmental Protections+6Improves Rural Development-3
- 9/28/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- Introduced in House