This bill would stop Federal funds from being used to carry out the Executive Order titled "Promoting the National Defense by Ensuring an Adequate Supply of Elemental Phosphorus and Glyphosate-Based Herbicides" (issued February 18, 2026). It allows any person, or their estate or legal representative, who suffers physical injury, illness, disease, or death caused in whole or in part by exposure to elemental phosphorus or a glyphosate-based herbicide made, distributed, or sold in the United States to bring a civil lawsuit in a federal district court against covered entities. The bill defines covered entities to include manufacturers, distributors, formulators, suppliers, sellers, contractors, and subcontractors of those substances. It gives federal courts jurisdiction regardless of the amount in controversy or the parties' citizenship, and lists possible relief such as compensatory and punitive damages, equitable relief, and attorney's fees. The bill removes legal immunities that might otherwise shield covered entities, including immunity under section 707 of the Defense Production Act, and prohibits covered entities from using federal-contractor or similar defenses. It also preserves existing and pending civil claims, applies to claims before, on, or after enactment, and does not preempt state law.
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The bill text states its purposes: to prohibit use of Federal funds for the named Executive Order and to ensure that covered entities are not immune from civil liability for harms caused by exposure to elemental phosphorus or glyphosate-based herbicides. The sponsors' positions beyond the text are not provided in the bill materials.
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