The 2026 Farm Bill just dropped, and as expected, it contains a clause that gives chemical companies de facto immunity from lawsuits.

Unfortunately, the Farm Bill still includes a liability shield provision – Section 10205 – that does nothing to reign in pesticide approvals or preserve the ability of people to sue chemical companies when they market dangerous pesticides like glyphosate. In fact, this liability shield is more expansive than the one introduced last Farm Bill, shielding companies from liability not only when chemicals cause disastrous human health impacts, but when their products destroy soils and crops

This bill does nothing to crack down on bad actors. It merely references longstanding authority for EPA to pursue “unlawful acts” by any pesticide manufacturer, an authority it has almost never used, even when foundational studies are shown to be the product of fraud.