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HR 2583 99th Congress House Agriculture and Food Advertising and Marketing Deceptive advertising Drug law and legislation Drug safety and regulation Drugs and narcotics Food additives Food and Food Industry Vitamins

Foods Are Not Drugs Act of 1985

Introduced: May 22, 1985 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 3, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
May 22, 1985
Introduced in House
May 22, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Food Are Not Drugs Act of 1985 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to exclude from the definition of "drug" and of "food additive" foods for special dietary use, i.e. vitamins and minerals, where such foods are promoted or offered for sale in the diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease.

Provides that food shall be considered misbranded if oral representatives have been made with respect to the food which are false or misleading in any particular.

What's happening now June 3, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 17, 1985
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2583: Foods Are Not Drugs Act of 1985. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-2583/
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"H.R. 2583: Foods Are Not Drugs Act of 1985." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-2583/.
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H.R. 2583, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-2583/.
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