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HRES 202 111th Congress House Health Health promotion and preventive care Hereditary and development disorders Medical research Nutrition and diet

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…

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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: March 2, 2009 Introduced by: Sessions, Pete Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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In committee
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Mar 3, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 2, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 2, 2009
Introduced in House
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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.

What's happening now March 3, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 202: 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.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-202/
MLA
"H. Res. 202: 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.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-202/.
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H. Res. 202, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-202/.
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[H. Res. 202: 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/111-HRES-202/)
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