H.R. 7291 119th Congress House

GRAS Oversight and Transparency Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to establish a board to review certain designations th… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to establish a board to review certain designations that a substance used in food is generally recognized as safe, with respect to the intended use of such substance, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 30, 2026 Introduced by: Michael Lawler Republican · New York See on congress.gov

Health

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Jan 30, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Jan 30, 2026

Introduced in House

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What's happening now January 30, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Hearings & markups 1

Healthier America: Legislative Proposals on the Regulation and Oversight of Food
Hearing Apr 29, 2026 · 2:00 PM EDT · Health Subcommittee

Bill text 1 version

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 19

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

PPG INDUSTRIES, INC
for PPG INDUSTRIES, INC · Pennsylvania · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
for MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL, INC. · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
for CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
CAPITOLINE CONSULTING, LLC
for PPG INDUSTRIES · Pennsylvania · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
CAPITOLINE CONSULTING, LLC
for FLEXIBLE PACKAGING ASSOCIATION · Maryland · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION
for INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
19 filings
SENATE
19 filings
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
8 filings
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
8 filings
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
8 filings
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
7 filings
Executive Office of the President (EOP)
7 filings
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
6 filings

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Cosponsors 1

Gottheimer, Josh

New Jersey · Aug 17, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7291: GRAS Oversight and Transparency Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7291/

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"H.R. 7291: GRAS Oversight and Transparency Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7291/.

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H.R. 7291, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7291/.

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