The MAHA movement scored a monumental win after a controversial provision, which would have provided pesticide manufacturers immunity from lawsuits claiming their products harmed people, was removed from a government funding bill. “Section 453 granting pesticide companies immunity from harm has been removed from the upcoming House spending bill!” MAHA Action wrote. “The Senate version of the bill also does NOT contain Section 453. Once again MAHA has proven just how powerful our voice is when we come together on an issue,” it continued. MAHA WE DID IT! Section 453 granting pesticide companies immunity from harm has been removed from the upcoming House spending bill! The Senate version of the bill also does NOT contain Section 453. Once again MAHA has proven just how powerful our voice is when we come… pic.twitter.com/Akfbp7AHVQ — MAHA Action (@MAHA_Action) January 5, 2026 “We are thrilled that section 453 the pesticide immunity shield has been removed from the House spending bill! Our moms and many others have been emailing and calling feverishly since New Year’s Day. Rumor has it that, consequently, elected officials saw this section as a ‘Poison Pill’ meaning it would kill the chance of the bill passing. That’s not all that a pesticide immunity shield would kill- it would kill our soil viability, our water quality, and potentially hundreds of thousands of Americans from cancer, chronic disease, and miscarriages. We are grateful to the citizens of America and the elected officials who had the courage to speak up,” Moms Across America Founding Executive Director Zen Honeycutt said. Proof that our phone calls, our emails, our posting, makes a difference. KEEP GOING! pic.twitter.com/I3uMuBKJRn — Moms Across America (@yesmaam74) January 5, 2026 The Hill shared further: Known as Section 453 for its position in a House bill released earlier this year, it has drawn significant ire from MAHA-aligned activists. Opponents of the provision argue that it can be a liability shield for major chemical corporations, preventing them from facing failure-to-warn lawsuits by not disclosing health effects of their products. MAHA figures celebrated the provision’s exclusion from the legislation. “This is an important win for farmers, rural communities, and children. The pesticide industry must be held accountable for the harms of its products. It’s unconscionable that members of Congress have been fighting on behalf of pesticide companies to grant them legal immunity. We applaud the members of the Appropriations Committee who fought to strip the ‘cancer gag’ language from the bill,” said Jason Davidson, Senior Food and Agriculture Campaigner with Friends of the Earth. “We remain vigilant for other efforts, in the halls of Congress and beyond, that seek to undermine our rights in favor of pesticide company profits,” Davidson added. “Big Chem is quietly pushing for pesticide immunity through Section 453 in a congressional spending bill. This would protect pesticide companies from accountability even when their products harm people. No company should be above the law,” MAHA Action previously wrote. MAHA we need your voice now. Big Chem is quietly pushing for pesticide immunity through Section 453 in a congressional spending bill. This would protect pesticide companies from accountability even when their products harm people. No company should be above the law. Call your… pic.twitter.com/YyIxQbaU7G — MAHA Action (@MAHA_Action) January 4, 2026 “An upcoming appropriations bill will limit warnings, regulations, & guidance applied to pesticides. I plan to sponsor an amendment to strike section 453,” Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) said on Monday. An upcoming appropriations bill will limit warnings, regulations, & guidance applied to pesticides. I plan to sponsor an amendment to strike section 453.(1) full bill text:https://t.co/y0wum51cCQ(2) pesticide industry rebuttal:https://t.co/mwiGeV1fWl(3) current section 453: https://t.co/74E5scOArR pic.twitter.com/ZGemTE7xBk — Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) January 5, 2026 “Great news! This bill has been consolidated with two other appropriations bills and SECTION 453 HAS BEEN REMOVED due to public feedback. The new bill doesn’t have an HR # yet, but the text of the new legislation to be considered can be found here,” Massie later said. Great news! This bill has been consolidated with two other appropriations bills and SECTION 453 HAS BEEN REMOVED due to public feedback. The new bill doesn’t have an HR # yet, but the text of the new legislation to be considered can be found here: https://t.co/mijP6wE2oO https://t.co/XQ9dWECCI2 — Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) January 5, 2026