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HR 1544 98th Congress House Health Consumer protection Cosmetics and personal care Crime prevention Criminal law Destruction of property Drug adulteration Drug safety and regulation Drugs and narcotics Food adulteration and inspection Food and Food Industry Product safety

Federal Anti-Tampering Act

Introduced: February 17, 1983 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 13, 1983
See S.216.
Mar 2, 1983
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 23, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Crime.
Feb 17, 1983
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Feb 17, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Anti-Tampering Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to make it a Federal offense to maliciously cause or attempt to cause injury or death to any person, or injury to any business' reputation, by adulterating a food, drug, cosmetic, hazardous substance or other product.

Provides for a prison term of up to 20 years and a fine of up to $100,000, or if personal injury or death results, a prison term of up to life.

Establishes a separate offense, with similar penalties, for any person who willfully or maliciously conveys false information concerning an attempt at such adulteration if injury, fear of injury, or death results or if a governmental or commercial recall occurs.

What's happening now October 13, 1983

See S.216.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Mar 3, 1983
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1544: Federal Anti-Tampering Act. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1544/
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"H.R. 1544: Federal Anti-Tampering Act." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1544/.
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H.R. 1544, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1544/.
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