S 4212 117th Congress Senate Health

Mother and Baby Formula Safety Act

Introduced: May 12, 2022 Introduced by: Kennedy, John Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov

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May 12, 2022

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Mother and Baby Formula Safety Act

This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration to publish on its website guidelines for individuals unable to obtain commercially available baby formula. The guidelines must include (1) instructions for preparing safe baby formula at home, (2) resources on how to find baby formula alternatives, and (3) other suggested alternatives.

What's happening now May 12, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4212: Mother and Baby Formula Safety Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4212/

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"S. 4212: Mother and Baby Formula Safety Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4212/.

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S. 4212, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4212/.

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