SOUND Pesticide Research Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10145 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10145 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. _______________________________________________________________________ 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 an