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116th Congress
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Administrative law and regulatory procedures
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Department of Health and Human Services
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FASTER Act of 2020
Introduced: March 12, 2020
Introduced by:
Scott, Tim
Republican
· South Carolina
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Everywhere this bill has been
9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 14, 2020
Received in the House.
Dec 14, 2020
Held at the desk.
Dec 10, 2020
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 9, 2020
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 9, 2020
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7292-7293)
Dec 9, 2020
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7292-7293)
Dec 9, 2020
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 12, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Mar 12, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Plain-English summary
Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research Act of 2020 or the FASTER Act of 2020
This bill expands the definition of major food allergen for purposes of certain food-labeling requirements to specifically include sesame. In addition, the Department of Health and Human Services must report on certain information related to food allergy research and data collection activities.
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Held at the desk.
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