On January 21, 2026, Tennesseans showed real backbone and stood against House Bill 809, a bill designed to let pesticide makers off the hook. Groups like MAHA Institute, Stand For Health Freedom, Moms Across America, and American Regeneration joined local patriots to call out this scheme to protect foreign corporations like Bayer from paying for the damage their products cause.
The public outcry, backed by conservative voices and regular citizens, forced the committee to pull the bill and likely killed it for good.
If passed, HB 809 would have given chemical companies a free pass to sell over 57,000 pesticides, including future ones, no matter how dangerous. These are chemicals tied to cancer, Parkinson's, infertility, and worse.
Dr. Alexandra Munoz pointed out that these companies already push carcinogens without warning labels, and this bill would have let them flood the market with even more poisons, not just glyphosate but a whole arsenal of toxins that contaminate our soil and water.
Kelly Ryerson, Co-Executive Director of American Regeneration, captured the moral outrage perfectly in her statement, declaring that HB 809 would hand Bayer and other chemical giants a free pass at a time when Americans demand more transparency and greater accountability.
She added that the bill tells farmers, groundskeepers, and families harmed by pesticides that their pain or death is just the cost of doing business, and that stance is morally indefensible.
Ryerson later updated supporters on the outcome, noting that due to major public pushback and the help of conservative influencers, the bill was pulled, though it could resurface or get “snuck in” through another bill.
This rally's success ties directly into the broader Make America Healthy Again movement, which prioritizes real food, clean environments, and holding polluters accountable over corporate profits.
Courts across the nation have already ruled that Bayer failed to warn consumers about Roundup's links to non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a deadly blood cancer, and the U.S. Supreme Court is set to decide Monsanto v. Durnell by June 2026, a case that could strengthen state requirements for warning labels on such products.
Across Tennessee, families understand the stakes, our farms feed the nation, and our people deserve protection from foreign-owned giants that treat American lives as expendable. This victory shows what happens when conservatives unite against the corrupt alliances between Big Chem and weak politicians; it's a model for the country as we rebuild.
Speaking of health triumphs, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. celebrated his 72nd birthday on January 17, 2026, with steak instead of cake, a fitting symbol of MAHA's push for nutrient-dense, real foods over processed junk.
As HHS touted bipartisan support for the new Dietary Guidelines, which emphasize whole foods, reduced sugars, and sustainable farming, the department also celebrated one year of the Trump administration and the unbreakable MAGA/MAHA alliance. This partnership has already delivered wins like cracking down on ultra-processed additives and promoting regenerative agriculture, proving that putting America first means putting American health first.
Tennessee's fight against HB 809 is just the beginning. By killing this bill, patriots told Bayer and their lobbyists that their poisons won't get a free ride here. As MAHA grows, expect more wins like this, where families and farmers beat greed and globalist schemes.