,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ddbe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bh1    
#bjbf,mr4 ,heinrich 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,booker1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,merkley1   
and ,mr4 ,welch7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,banking1
 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs  ,a      
,,bill  ,to prohibit the use of ,federal
 funds to implement the ,executive order
 entitled ,promoting the ,national      
,defense by ,ensuring an ,adequate      
,supply of ,elemental ,phosphorus and   
,glyphosate-,based ,herbicides1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,no ,immunity  
for ,glyphosate ,act4  #b4 ,prohibition 
on use of funds for ,executive ,order   
relating to phosphorus and              
glyphosate-based herbicides ,no ,federal
 funds may be obligated or expended to  
implement1 administer1 or enforce       
,executive ,order #adchg 7#ia ,fed4     
,reg4 #hgjc2 relating to promoting the  

national defense by ensuring an adequate
 supply of elemental phosphorus and     
glyphosate-based herbicides74  #c4 ,no  
immunities for glyphosate manufacturers 
7a7 ,cause of action ,any person1 or the
 estate1 survivors1 or legal            
representative of such person1 who      
suffers or has suffered physical injury1
 illness1 disease1 or death caused1 in  
whole or in part1 by exposure to        
elemental phosphorus or a               
glyphosate-based herbicide manufactured1
 distributed1 sold1 or supplied within  
the ,united ,states1 may bring a civil  
action in an appropriate district court 
of the ,united ,states against any      
covered entity4  7b7 ,covered entities  
,for purposes of this section1 the term 
covered entity means any person1        
corporation1 partnership1 association1  
contractor1 subcontractor1 or other     
entity that manufactures1 distributes1  
formulates1 supplies1 or sells elemental
 phosphorus or glyphosate-based         
herbicides4  7c7 ,jurisdiction ,the     

district courts of the ,united ,states  
shall have jurisdiction over any civil  
action arising under this section       
without regard to the amount in         
controversy or the citizenship of the   
parties4  7d7 ,relief ,in a civil action
 under this section1 the court may      
award-- 7#a7 compensatory damages1      
including damages for medical expenses1 
lost income1 pain and suffering1 and    
wrongful death2  7#b7 punitive damages2 
7#c7 equitable relief1 including        
declaratory and injunctive relief2 and  
7#d7 attorney's fees and costs4  7e7    
,waiver and nullification of immunity   
,notwithstanding section #gjg of the    
,defense ,production ,act of #aiej 7#ej 
,u4,s4,c4 #deeg7 or any other provision 
of law1 no covered entity shall be      
immune from civil liability under       
,federal or ,state law for injury1      
illness1 disease1 or death caused by    
exposure to elemental phosphorus or     
glyphosate-based herbicides4  7f7 ,no   
,federal contractor defense             

,notwithstanding any other provision of 
,federal law1 including any doctrine of 
,federal contractor immunity or         
preemption1 no covered entity may assert
 as a defense to liability in any action
 brought under this section1 or under   
any other ,federal or ,state law1 that  
the manufacture1 formulation1           
distribution1 sale1 or supply of        
elemental phosphorus or a               
glyphosate-based herbicide was conducted
 in compliance with1 or pursuant to1 an 
,executive order1 regulation1 directive1
 contract1 or other authorization issued
 under the ,defense ,production ,act of 
#aiej 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #deja et seq471 or 
any other ,federal law1 regulation1 or  
authority4  7g7 ,preservation of        
existing and pending claims ,nothing in 
this ,act shall be construed to-- 7#a7  
preempt1 displace1 or otherwise limit   
any civil action authorized under       
,federal or ,state law2 or  7#b7 require
 dismissal of1 or otherwise adversely   
affect1 any civil action pending on or  

before the date of enactment of this    
,act4  7h7 ,applicability ,this section 
shall apply to any claim arising before1
 on1 or after the date of enactment of  
this ,act4  7i7 ,non-,preemption of     
state law ,nothing in this section shall
 be construed to preempt1 displace1 or  
limit any right or remedy available     
under ,state law4