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HR 2078 116th Congress House Health Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation Food supply, safety, and labeling

Stephen Hacala Poppy Seed Safety Act

Introduced: June 24, 2019 Introduced by: Womack, Steve Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Apr 4, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 3, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 3, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stephen Hacala Poppy Seed Safety Act

This bill prohibits the sale of food that contains poppy seeds with potentially harmful levels of morphine, codeine, or other alkaloid compounds.

What's happening now April 4, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1016 Identical bill Stephen Hacala Poppy Seed Safety Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Hill, J. French
Arkansas · Jul 10, 2019
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Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Jul 10, 2019
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Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Jun 24, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2078: Stephen Hacala Poppy Seed Safety Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2078/
MLA
"H.R. 2078: Stephen Hacala Poppy Seed Safety Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2078/.
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H.R. 2078, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2078/.
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