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HRES 1487 110th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Commissioner of Food and Drugs should evaluate the scientific evidence on the question of whether to add more folic acid to enriched…

Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Commissioner of Food and Drugs should evaluate the scientific evidence on the question of whether… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Commissioner of Food and Drugs should evaluate the scientific evidence on the question of whether to add more folic acid to enriched grain products and expand folic acid fortification into cornmeal and corn-based food products to help prevent further serious birth defects.

Introduced: September 23, 2008 Introduced by: Sessions, Pete Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Sep 23, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 23, 2008
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 Latest action September 23, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Calls for the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to evaluate the scientific evidence on the question of whether to add more folic acid to enriched grain products and expand folic acid fortification into cornmeal and corn-based food products to help prevent further serious birth defects.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 1487: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Commissioner of Food and Drugs should evaluate the scientific evidence on the question of whether to add more folic acid to enriched grain products and expand folic acid fortification into cornmeal and corn-based food products to help prevent further serious birth defects.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-1487/
MLA
"H. Res. 1487: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Commissioner of Food and Drugs should evaluate the scientific evidence on the question of whether to add more folic acid to enriched grain products and expand folic acid fortification into cornmeal and corn-based food products to help prevent further serious birth defects.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-1487/.
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H. Res. 1487, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-1487/.
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[H. Res. 1487: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Commissioner of Food and Drugs should evaluate the scientific evidence on the question of whether to add more folic acid to enriched grain products and expand folic acid fortification into cornmeal and corn-based food products to help prevent further serious birth defects.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-1487/)
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