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HR 4972 112th Congress House Health Consumer affairs Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation Grain Nutrition and diet Prescription drugs

Gluten in Medicine Identification Act of 2012

Introduced: November 14, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Apr 27, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 27, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 27, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Gluten in Medicine Identification Act of 2012 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem to be misbranded any drug intended for human use that contains an ingredient (other than a polyol) that constitutes or is derived from a grain or starch-containing ingredient and whose label fails to include a parenthetical statement identifying the source of the ingredient so constituted or derived.

What's happening now April 27, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 9
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· Nov 14, 2012
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Sep 14, 2012
Ellison, Keith
· Sep 13, 2012
BACA, JOE
· Sep 11, 2012
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jul 10, 2012
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
· Jun 20, 2012
HINCHEY, MAURICE
· Jun 19, 2012
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 7, 2012
FILNER, BOB
· May 30, 2012
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 30, 2012
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · May 18, 2012
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 15, 2012
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 15, 2012
SLAUGHTER, LOUISE
· May 15, 2012
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 10, 2012
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 8, 2012
LOWEY, NITA
· Apr 27, 2012
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4972: Gluten in Medicine Identification Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4972/
MLA
"H.R. 4972: Gluten in Medicine Identification Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4972/.
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H.R. 4972, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4972/.
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