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HR 4441 100th Congress House

A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require a health warning on the labels of bottles containing alcoholic beverages.

Introduced: May 26, 1988 See on congress.gov
Commerce Alcohol and Alcoholic BeveragesAlcoholic beverage industryAlcoholic beveragesConsumer protection
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It never became law before the 100th Congress (1987–1988) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 22, 1988
See H.R.5210.
May 9, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Apr 21, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 21, 1988
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 22, 1988

See H.R.5210.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require one of several specified health warnings to appear on the labels of bottles containing alcoholic beverages.

Specifies required contents, including warnings relating alcohol consumption to birth defects, impairment of driving ability, hypertension, liver disease, and possible addiction.

Directs that each such warning: (1) be in a conspicuous and prominent place on the container; (2) be randomly displayed by a manufacturer or packager in as equal a number of times as is possible on each brand of the beverage; and (3) be randomly distributed in all parts of the United States where such brand is marketed.

Exempts from the foregoing requirements alcoholic beverages sold or distributed for export or for consumption outside the United States, except those sold or distributed to members of the U.S. armed forces located outside of the United States.

Provides that compliance with the warning label requirements of this Act does not exempt any person from any common law duty to warn.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5210 Related bill Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jul 6, 1988
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 26, 1988
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4441: A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require a health warning on the labels of bottles containing alcoholic beverages.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4441/
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"H.R. 4441: A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require a health warning on the labels of bottles containing alcoholic beverages.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4441/.
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H.R. 4441, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4441/.
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