{"id":12837,"date":"2025-07-26T07:54:35","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T14:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/?p=12837"},"modified":"2025-08-06T08:06:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T15:06:02","slug":"anonymous-voice-vote-to-shield-bayer-monsanto-and-dump-toxic-sludge-on-americas-farms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/2025\/07\/26\/anonymous-voice-vote-to-shield-bayer-monsanto-and-dump-toxic-sludge-on-americas-farms\/","title":{"rendered":"Anonymous Voice Vote to Shield Bayer-Monsanto\u2014And Dump Toxic Sludge on America\u2019s Farms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The captured congress critters are trying to pull a sneaky one for their OCGFC masters, Owners and Controllers of Global Financialized Capital, and it’s to give them immunity while continuing to poison us. And through a new study the toxic sludge has a whole new class of forever chemicals like PFAS, MCCPs<\/a>, with some molecules evaporating during the heat of the day to be breathed in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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They buried corporate immunity in the budget\u2014and passed it without a single name on the record. Section 453 shields Bayer from lawsuits. Section 507 rebrands PFAS-laced sludge as “fertilizer.” The House Appropriations Committee approved both by voice vote. The public never saw it coming.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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The fix is in. And they\u2019re hoping you don\u2019t notice.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On July 23, 2025<\/strong>, the House Appropriations Committee quietly advanced two of the most industry-serving provisions in recent memory: Section 453<\/strong>, which would grant lawsuit immunity to pesticide manufacturers<\/strong>, and Section 507<\/strong>, which would allow the continued dumping of PFAS-contaminated sewage sludge<\/strong> on farmland\u2014reclassifying it as \u201cfertilizer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There were no roll calls. No debate on the record. Just a voice vote<\/strong>\u2014a procedural trick to keep constituents in the dark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNobody knows how their representatives voted,\u201d Breeauna Sagdal<\/a> posted after the markup. They passed both 453 and 507 when no one was looking.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I absolutely can NOT believe what I witnessed today during the House Appropriations Committee hearing! AND, for all of the words said by Democrats “on behalf of MAHA moms and farmers,” Democrats allowed a VOICE VOTE, so NOBODY\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/txjNeBN50X<\/a>\u2014 Breeauna Sagdal (@Breeauna9) July 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The Poison Papers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Section 453<\/strong> blocks federal funds from being used to update pesticide labels unless those changes align with the EPA\u2019s current risk assessments<\/strong>. On the surface, it sounds like bureaucratic housekeeping. In reality, it\u2019s a legal firewall: if the EPA hasn\u2019t updated the label, you can\u2019t sue the manufacturer\u2014even if the product causes cancer, birth defects, or neurological harm<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Groups like Beyond Pesticides<\/a> warn this would gut the ability of farmers and consumers to seek justice. Victims of Roundup, Paraquat, or Dicamba? Sorry. Corporate immunity is now budget language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, Section 507<\/strong> locks in a decades-old loophole that allows biosolids\u2014i.e., sewage sludge laced with PFAS and heavy metals<\/strong>\u2014to be spread on farmland under the EPA\u2019s \u201cfertilizer\u201d classification. Even as evidence mounts that these so-called biosolids are contaminating groundwater and entering food systems, Congress is moving to ensure they keep flowing. The EPA itself admits<\/a> biosolids may contain \u201cpathogens, organic chemicals, and heavy metals,\u201d but the agency has failed to update safety thresholds or enforce transparency<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite growing evidence of PFAS contamination, the EPA has failed to regulate sewage sludge\u2014prompting PEER to sue<\/a> for violating the Clean Water Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Industry Behind the Curtain<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

These provisions didn\u2019t come out of nowhere. They were inserted quietly, after months of pressure from chemical industry lobbyists<\/strong>, most notably Bayer<\/strong>, Corteva<\/strong>, and the biosolids disposal lobby<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the 2024 election cycle, Bayer spent over $8.4 million lobbying Congress<\/a>, while its PAC continued contributions to members of both parties. Bayer\u2019s top legal priority? Limiting its exposure to glyphosate and Dicamba lawsuits<\/a><\/strong>. And now, thanks to Section 453, they\u2019re getting that wish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The voice vote that advanced these measures was not a mistake. It was a tactic. They know these riders wouldn\u2019t survive a floor debate. The goal is to bury them in a 200-page budget and call it a day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Senate Steps Back<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

On July 24<\/strong>, the Senate Appropriations Committee<\/a> released their version of the same bill\u2014without<\/strong> Section 453 or 507. Their summary focused on tribal health, clean water infrastructure, and conservation\u2014not corporate immunity or sludge loopholes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That divergence sets up a high-stakes conference committee fight. If the full House<\/strong> votes to approve its version with Sections 453 and 507 still intact, they become part of the chamber\u2019s official negotiating position\u2014making it far more likely that they survive reconciliation and land on the President\u2019s desk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can track the bill\u2019s status at Congress.gov<\/a>. As of July 25, neither chamber has passed the full bill<\/strong>, but both have locked in their committee versions. That means the next House vote is critical<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Familiar Smell<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This isn\u2019t the first time Congress has tried to bury liability shields in must-pass budget bills. But advocates are calling this one the most blatant yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moms Across America<\/a> calls Section 453 \u201ca betrayal of every parent who wants to keep their children safe.\u201d The Weston A. Price Foundation<\/a> said that \u201clanguage<\/a> of the bill is carefully crafted to avoid directly calling this \u201cimmunity\u201d\u2014but the effect is the same:\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And according to OpenSecrets<\/a>, Rep. Glenn Thompson\u2014the top Republican on the House Agriculture Committee\u2014received more than $340,000 from crop and pesticide-linked interests<\/strong> in the 2023\u201324 cycle. No evidence links him directly to Sections 453 or 507, but the overlap is hard to ignore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final Word<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

They\u2019re legalizing poison and banning the lawsuits that could stop it. And they did it without a single name on the record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This isn\u2019t a budget\u2014it\u2019s a chemical cover-up. And if the full House passes it, those clauses go to conference. From there, they\u2019re one handshake away from becoming law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The clock is ticking. And the sludge is already spreading.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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