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FASTER Act of 2020

Introduced: March 12, 2020 Introduced by: Scott, Tim Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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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
Held at the desk.
Dec 14, 2020
Received in the House.
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
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 9, 2020
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7292-7293)
Mar 12, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 12, 2020
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 2,695 Scott, Tim In the nature of a substitute. Agreed to Dec 9, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now December 14, 2020

Held at the desk.

 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 5 Republican 2 Independent 1
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Dec 3, 2020
 D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Dec 3, 2020
 D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Dec 3, 2020
 D
Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Sep 22, 2020
 R
Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Sep 22, 2020
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Mar 12, 2020
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Mar 12, 2020
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Mar 12, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3451: FASTER Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3451/
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"S. 3451: FASTER Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3451/.
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S. 3451, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3451/.
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