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Updated November 11, 2026

Ban glyphosate: where things stand and what you can do

ByeGly supports a U.S. ban on glyphosate, starting with an end to spraying it on food crops right before harvest. Other governments have already restricted it, and some have tried to ban it outright. This page shows where the U.S. stands, what other places have done (including bans that were reversed), which bills are pending, and what you can do this month. Every fact links to its source. ByeGly makes no health claims.

Where the U.S. stands now

  • Glyphosate is legal and registered. EPA registers glyphosate for use on many crops and in non-crop sites, including residential settings.1
  • EPA's review is still open. EPA has been re-evaluating glyphosate since 2009. It is updating its human health risk assessment. As of November 11, 2026, EPA's glyphosate page (last updated August 26, 2026) says "completion anticipated in late 2026"; an EPA and HHS news release dated September 23, 2026 (page last updated October 22, 2026) says "completion anticipated in early 2027."12 EPA's 2020 interim decision was partly vacated by the Ninth Circuit in 2022 and then withdrawn.31 For the full record, see A history of glyphosate and Where agencies stand.
  • Pre-harvest use is allowed in the U.S. and restricted elsewhere. The European Commission says pre-harvest uses "for desiccation to control the time point of harvest or to optimise threshing are not permitted in the EU."4 Austria has banned glyphosate products for pre-harvest use on food and feed crops (see below).5 See Pre-harvest spraying.
  • Federal courts. On June 25, 2026, the Supreme Court held in Monsanto v. Durnell that federal pesticide law preempts a state failure-to-warn claim that would require a cancer warning on Roundup's label. The Court did not rule on glyphosate's health effects.6
  • The White House. Executive Order 14387 (February 18, 2026) is titled "Promoting the National Defense by Ensuring an Adequate Supply of Elemental Phosphorus and Glyphosate-Based Herbicides." Its text invokes the Defense Production Act.7
  • States. North Dakota (2025), Georgia (2025) and Kentucky (2026) passed laws treating an EPA-approved label as a sufficient warning in duty-to-warn suits.8910 As of November 2026, we're not aware of any U.S. state that has banned glyphosate outright. Bills in three states would restrict it (see below).

Places that have banned or restricted glyphosate

Status is stated exactly. A "ban" that was announced but never took effect, or was later reversed, is listed that way.

Countries

Place What happened Status now
Vietnam The Ministry of Agriculture removed all glyphosate products from its permitted list on April 10, 2019 (Decision 1186). Import and manufacture were banned from June 10, 2019. A 2020 circular allowed existing products to be sold and used until June 30, 2021.11 Banned. USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service reports that Vietnam "suspended the domestic use of glyphosate from July 1, 2021."12
Austria Parliament voted for a full ban in July 2019, but it never took effect: the government had not notified the European Commission in time, and the chancellor declined to publish the law (December 2019).13 In May 2021, Parliament unanimously passed a partial ban, published June 4, 2021.145 Partial ban in force. Glyphosate products may not be sold for pre-harvest use, including desiccation, on crops for food or feed; for use on areas used by the public or vulnerable groups (parks, playgrounds, schools, sports grounds, cemeteries, care homes and health facilities); for home and allotment gardens; or for non-professional use without proof of expertise. Other professional farm use is still allowed.514
France Since January 1, 2017, public bodies may not use glyphosate or other plant protection products on green spaces, forests, roads and walkways open to the public. Since January 1, 2019, amateur gardeners may not use them. From July 1, 2022, the ban extended to other living spaces such as condominiums, campsites and cemeteries. Exceptions: products allowed in organic farming, biocontrol and low-risk products.15 Partial bans in force. Farm use is limited but not banned.15
Luxembourg Withdrew authorizations for glyphosate products from February 1, 2020; use of remaining stocks ended January 1, 2021. It was the first EU country to do so.16 Ban overturned in court. On March 30, 2023, the Administrative Court confirmed the annulment of the withdrawals, so the authorizations were reinstated.1617 The government then banned glyphosate products in drinking-water protection zones II and III.16
Mexico A presidential decree of December 31, 2020 ordered a gradual phase-out. A new decree of February 13, 2023 told federal agencies to revoke and stop granting permits to import, produce, distribute and use glyphosate, with a transition period to March 31, 2024.18 Phase-out postponed indefinitely. In a joint statement days before the March 31, 2024 deadline, the government said the decree could not be enforced because the conditions to replace glyphosate had not been met.192021 In March 2026, the Senate Health Committee pulled a bill to ban glyphosate by law from its agenda.22
Sri Lanka Banned glyphosate imports in June 2015, which a 2023 peer-reviewed study calls the first complete national ban. The ban was lifted for tea and rubber in May 2018.2324 Reversed. The same study reports the ban was fully revoked in August 2022.23

U.S. cities and counties (public property)

Place What happened Status
New York City The City Council passed Int. 1524-A on April 22, 2021; it became Local Law 56 of 2021 on May 24, 2021, without the mayor's signature. It bars city agencies and contractors from using any pesticide other than a biological pesticide on parks and playgrounds, with limited exceptions (invasive species, worker safety).25 The Council said the bill covers non-biological pesticides "such as glyphosates."26 In force on city parks and playgrounds, with the law's exceptions.25
Los Angeles County, California Supervisor Kathryn Barger introduced a motion on March 12, 2019 asking county departments to stop using glyphosate while it was reviewed.27 A May 21, 2020 Public Works report to the Board says that since that March 2019 motion, county departments "have stopped using glyphosate-based products," and recommends continuing the ban for county staff, with exceptions for invasive plants in habitat restoration and for worker or public safety.28 County-staff ban recommended in 2020. We did not find a later county record of its current status.

Bills and petitions in the U.S.

Status is as shown on the official legislature site, checked November 10, 2026.

Federal (119th Congress)

Bill What it would do Status
H.R. 7601, No Immunity for Glyphosate Act (Rep. Massie) Bar federal funds for Executive Order 14387, and let people sue makers and sellers of glyphosate-based herbicides in federal court, with no immunity under the Defense Production Act.29 Introduced February 20, 2026. Referred to the House Judiciary Committee. No further action.30
S. 4425, No Immunity for Glyphosate Act (Sen. Heinrich) Senate version; bars federal funds for Executive Order 14387.31 Introduced April 28, 2026. Referred to the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee. Six cosponsors. No further action.31
H.R. 9528, People Over Poison Act (Rep. Pingree) Amend federal pesticide law "to protect tort claims under State law related to labeling or packaging of pesticides."32 Introduced June 29, 2026. Referred to the House Agriculture Committee. No further action.32
H.R. 7567, Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (farm bill) As passed by the House Agriculture Committee, it included pesticide labeling uniformity sections. On April 30, 2026, the House voted 280-142 to strike them.33 Passed the House 224-200 on April 30, 2026. We found no Senate action as of November 10, 2026.34

States

Bill What it would do Status
New York A2645 / S1064 Stop state agencies from buying glyphosate and stop its use on state-owned or leased property.3536 In the Environmental Conservation committees of both houses; re-referred January 7, 2026. No floor action.3536
New Jersey S4431 / A4824 Make it unlawful to use glyphosate on State- and county-owned property, with exceptions.37 S4431 introduced June 8, 2026, referred to the Senate Environment and Energy Committee. A4824 introduced May 4, 2026, referred to the Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee.3839
Arizona HB 2642 (2026) Make it unlawful to distribute "any herbicide that contains glyphosate" after December 31, 2027.40 Final disposition: "Held in Committees."41

Petitions and dockets

  • EPA docket, open now. EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0361, "Glyphosate Open Literature Search to Inform Human Health Risk Assessment." Comments are due by November 23, 2026 (11:59 PM Eastern, 8:59 PM Pacific).4243 See "Comment on the EPA docket" below.
  • We did not find another open federal docket or a formal petition to EPA on glyphosate as of November 10, 2026.

What you can do

1. Find your representatives

2. Send a short letter

Copy it, fill in the brackets, and send it by your officials' contact form, email or mail. Edit it to fit your state.

Dear [Representative / Senator / Assembly Member] [Last name],

I'm a constituent in [city, state]. I'm writing about glyphosate.

EPA has been reviewing glyphosate since 2009 and still hasn't finished. In 2022, a federal appeals court vacated part of EPA's last decision, and EPA withdrew it. Meanwhile, the European Union does not permit glyphosate for pre-harvest desiccation, and Austria has banned its pre-harvest use on food and feed crops.

I ask you to:

  1. Support a phase-out of glyphosate in the U.S., starting with an end to its pre-harvest use on food crops.
  2. Oppose any provision that limits people's right to bring pesticide labeling claims in court, and support [H.R. 9528 / H.R. 7601 / S. 4425] (federal), or [state bill number] (state).
  3. Press EPA to finish its glyphosate review on the schedule it has published and to make its full record public.

Please tell me where you stand.

[Your name] [Street address, city, state, ZIP]

3. Comment on the EPA docket (open until November 23, 2026)

  • Where: regulations.gov, document EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0361-14449. Use the "Comment" button on that page.42
  • What it's about: EPA's open literature search, the list of published studies it plans to use for its updated human health risk assessment.143
  • Deadline: November 23, 2026, 11:59 PM Eastern (8:59 PM Pacific).4243
  • Tips: Keep it short and in your own words. Name any published study you think EPA should consider, with its title and link. Ask EPA to publish its schedule and its reasons for including or excluding studies. Comments are public, so don't include private information.

4. Buy certified

  • Find certified products and where they're sold: /find
  • Find USDA Certified Organic farms near you: /farms
  • See certified options for staples like oats, bread and pasta: /swap/

Sources

Footnotes

  1. U.S. EPA, Glyphosate (last updated August 26, 2026; checked November 11, 2026): https://www.epa.gov/ingredients-used-pesticide-products/glyphosate ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

  2. U.S. EPA, EPA and HHS Announce New Scientific Partnership to Strengthen Glyphosate Review (September 23, 2026; page last updated October 22, 2026; checked November 11, 2026): https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-and-hhs-announce-new-scientific-partnership-strengthen-glyphosate-review ↩

  3. NRDC v. U.S. EPA, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 20-70787 (June 17, 2022): https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2022/06/17/20-70787.pdf ↩

  4. European Commission, Glyphosate (status in the EU): https://food.ec.europa.eu/plants/pesticides/approval-active-substances-safeners-and-synergists/renewal-approval/glyphosate_en ↩

  5. Austria, Federal Law Gazette BGBl. I Nr. 104/2021, amending the Plant Protection Products Act 2011 (issued June 4, 2021): https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/Dokumente/BgblAuth/BGBLA_2021_I_104/BGBLA_2021_I_104.html ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  6. Monsanto Co. v. Durnell, No. 24-1068, slip opinion (June 25, 2026): https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1068_n7ip.pdf ↩

  7. The White House, Executive Order text (February 18, 2026): https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/02/promoting-the-national-defense-by-ensuring-an-adequate-supply-of-elemental-phosphorus-and-glyphosate-based-herbicides/ ↩

  8. North Dakota Legislature, HB 1318 (2025): https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/bill-overview/bo1318.html ↩

  9. AP via WSB-TV, Georgia becomes second US state to shield maker of Roundup weed killer from some cancer claims (May 12, 2025): https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/georgia-become-second-us-state-shield-maker-roundup-weed-killer-some-cancer-claims/KFJHXDC3L5BQTHLE7VBFUXX6RI/ ↩

  10. Kentucky Legislature, SB 199 (2026): https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/RECORD/26rs/sb199.html ↩

  11. USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, GAIN Report VM2020-0045, Vietnam Extends the Use of Glyphosate until June 2021 (May 28, 2020): https://apps.fas.usda.gov/newgainapi/api/Report/DownloadReportByFileName?fileName=Vietnam+Extends+the+Use+of+Glyphosate+until+June+2021_Hanoi_Vietnam_05-14-2020 ↩

  12. USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, FAIRS Country Report Annual, Vietnam, VM2024-0010 (June 27, 2024): https://apps.fas.usda.gov/newgainapi/api/Report/DownloadReportByFileName?fileName=FAIRS+Country+Report+Annual_Hanoi_Vietnam_VM2024-0010.pdf ↩

  13. ORF (Austrian public broadcaster), Formalfehler kippt Glyphosatverbot (December 9, 2019): https://orf.at/stories/3146979/ ↩

  14. USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, GAIN Report AU2021-0001, Austrian Parliament Adopts Partial Ban on Glyphosate (June 2, 2021): https://apps.fas.usda.gov/newgainapi/api/Report/DownloadReportByFileName?fileName=Austrian+Parliament+Adopts+Partial+Ban+on+Glyphosate_Vienna_Austria_06-01-2021.pdf ↩ ↩2

  15. French Ministry of Ecological Transition, Sortie du glyphosate (published August 5, 2021; updated June 26, 2025): https://www.ecologie.gouv.fr/politiques-publiques/sortie-du-glyphosate ↩ ↩2

  16. Government of Luxembourg, Government position following the annulment of the withdrawal of the authorisations for glyphosate products (April 7, 2023): https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2023/04-avril/07-annulation-retrait-glyphosate.html ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  17. Luxembourg Administrative Court, judgment no. 47873C (March 30, 2023): https://justice.public.lu/dam-assets/fr/actualites/2023/47873c.pdf ↩

  18. Diario Oficial de la Federación (Mexico), Decreto por el que se establecen diversas acciones en materia de glifosato y maíz genéticamente modificado (February 13, 2023): https://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5679405&fecha=13/02/2023 ↩

  19. Reuters, Mexico delays glyphosate ban as substitute sought (March 27, 2024), syndicated copy on AgCanada (Glacier FarmMedia): https://www.agcanada.com/daily/mexico-delays-glyphosate-ban-as-substitute-sought (live page blocks automated access; read from the Internet Archive copy of April 7, 2024: https://web.archive.org/web/20240407170028/https://www.agcanada.com/daily/mexico-delays-glyphosate-ban-as-substitute-sought). Reuters dates the statement "late Monday" (March 25); Mexico News Daily says it was announced Tuesday (March 26). ↩

  20. Mexico News Daily, Mexico postpones glyphosate ban citing lack of available alternatives (March 27, 2024): https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/mexico-postpones-glyphosate-ban-gmo/ ↩

  21. El Financiero, Aplazan prohibición de glifosato ante falta de alternativas viables (March 26, 2024): https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/economia/2024/03/26/aplazan-prohibicion-de-glifosato-ante-falta-de-alternativas-viables/ ↩

  22. Excélsior, Senado manda a la congeladora prohibición de glifosato (March 26, 2026): https://www.excelsior.com.mx/nacional/senado-manda-congeladora-prohibicion-glifosato ↩

  23. Dorlach and Gunasekara, The politics of glyphosate regulation: lessons from Sri Lanka's short-lived ban, Globalization and Health (November 13, 2023): https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12992-023-00981-2 ↩ ↩2

  24. The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka), Glyphosate ban lifted (July 15, 2018): https://www.sundaytimes.lk/180715/news/glyphosate-ban-lifted-302600.html ↩

  25. City of New York, Local Law 56 of 2021 (Int. 1524-A of 2019), certified text: https://www.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/pesticide/local-law-56-of-2021.pdf ↩ ↩2

  26. New York City Council, Council Votes To Ban Use of Chemical Pesticides in Parks on Earth Day (April 22, 2021): https://council.nyc.gov/press/2021/04/22/2082/ ↩

  27. Office of Supervisor Kathryn Barger, Supervisor Barger wants county departments to stop using herbicide while study is conducted (March 12, 2019): https://kathrynbarger.lacounty.gov/supervisor-barger-wants-county-departments-to-stop-using-herbicide-while-study-is-conducted-and-viable-alternatives-are-explored/ ↩

  28. Los Angeles County Public Works, report to the Board of Supervisors on alternatives to glyphosate (May 21, 2020): https://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/bos/supdocs/136765.pdf ↩

  29. Congress.gov, H.R. 7601, text as introduced: https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hr7601/BILLS-119hr7601ih.htm ↩

  30. Congress.gov, H.R. 7601, actions (checked November 10, 2026): https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7601/all-actions-without-amendments ↩

  31. Congress.gov, S. 4425, all information (checked November 10, 2026): https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4425/all-info ↩ ↩2

  32. Congress.gov, H.R. 9528, People Over Poison Act, all information (checked November 10, 2026): https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9528/all-info ↩ ↩2

  33. Office of the Clerk, U.S. House, Roll Call 148 (April 30, 2026): https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026148 ↩

  34. Office of the Clerk, U.S. House, Roll Call 154 (April 30, 2026): https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026154 ↩

  35. New York State Assembly, A02645 summary and actions (checked November 10, 2026): https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?default_fld=&leg_video=&bn=A02645&term=2025&Summary=Y&Actions=Y ↩ ↩2

  36. New York State Assembly, S01064 summary and actions (checked November 10, 2026): https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?default_fld=&leg_video=&bn=S01064&term=2025&Summary=Y&Actions=Y ↩ ↩2

  37. New Jersey Legislature, S4431 text as introduced (2026): https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2026/S4500/4431_I1.HTM ↩

  38. New Jersey Legislature, S4431 bill history, official site data (checked November 10, 2026): https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/api/billDetail/billHistory/S4431/2026 ↩

  39. New Jersey Legislature, A4824 bill history, official site data (checked November 10, 2026): https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/api/billDetail/billHistory/A4824/2026 ↩

  40. Arizona Legislature, HB 2642 as introduced (2026): https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2642P.htm ↩

  41. Arizona Legislature, HB 2642 bill status, official site data (2026 session, checked November 10, 2026): https://apps.azleg.gov/api/Bill/?billNumber=HB2642&sessionId=130 ↩

  42. Regulations.gov, Glyphosate Open Literature Search to Inform Human Health Risk Assessment, EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0361-14449 (open for comment; the regulations.gov API lists commentEndDate 2026-11-24T04:59:59Z, which is November 23, 2026, 11:59 PM Eastern; checked November 10, 2026): https://www.regulations.gov/document/EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0361-14449 ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  43. Federal Register, Glyphosate Open Literature Search To Inform Human Health Risk Assessment; Extension of Comment Period (September 28, 2026): https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/28/2026-19775/glyphosate-open-literature-search-to-inform-human-health-risk-assessment-extension-of-comment-period ↩ ↩2 ↩3