S 4520
117th Congress
Senate
Health
Food Safety Administration Act of 2022
Introduced: July 13, 2022
Introduced by:
Durbin, Richard J.
Democratic
· Illinois
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 13, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Jul 13, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S3273-3274)
Plain-English summary
Food Safety Administration Act of 2022
This bill splits the current Food and Drug Administration into the Federal Drug Administration (to regulate drugs, cosmetics, devices, biological products, color additives, and tobacco) and the Food Safety Administration (to regulate food safety). The bill also establishes specific requirements with respect to manufacturers of infant formula, such as requiring manufacturers to notify the newly created Food Safety Administration of potential infant formula shortages.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S3273-3274)
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1