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HR 7781 117th Congress House Health

Urgently Feeding America’s Babies Act of 2022

Introduced: May 17, 2022 Introduced by: Buchanan, Vern Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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May 16, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 16, 2022
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Urgently Feeding America's Babies Act of 2022

This bill addresses a shortage in the domestic supply of infant formula.

Specifically, the bill directs the President to immediately use existing authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to ensure the supply of infant formula. That act confers upon the President a broad set of authorities to influence domestic industry in order to provide essential materials and goods needed for the national defense.

In addition, the Food and Drug Administration must (1) establish, within 15 days, a process to allow importation of infant formula from the European Union; and (2) publish safety guidelines for imported infant formula.

What's happening now May 16, 2022

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 6
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Malliotakis, Nicole
New York · May 18, 2022
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Webster, Daniel
Florida · May 18, 2022
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Gimenez, Carlos A.
Florida · May 17, 2022
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Higgins, Clay
Louisiana · May 17, 2022
Long, Billy
· May 17, 2022
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Murphy, Gregory F.
North Carolina · May 17, 2022
Posey, Bill
· May 17, 2022
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Salazar, Maria Elvira
Florida · May 17, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7781: Urgently Feeding America’s Babies Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7781/
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"H.R. 7781: Urgently Feeding America’s Babies Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7781/.
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H.R. 7781, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7781/.
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