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S 484 99th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food Drug safety and regulation Drugs and narcotics Food additives Food and Food Industry Sugar substitutes

A bill to amend the Saccharin Study and Labeling Act.

Introduced: February 20, 1985 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 24, 1985
Became Public Law No: 99-46.
May 24, 1985
Signed by President.
May 16, 1985
Presented to President.
May 16, 1985
Measure Signed in Senate.
May 14, 1985
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
May 14, 1985
Passed House by Voice Vote.
May 14, 1985
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.
May 7, 1985
Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 94-1. Record Vote No: 48.
May 7, 1985
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 94-1. Record Vote No: 48.
May 7, 1985
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Apr 22, 1985
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 85.
Apr 22, 1985
Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Hatch with an amendment. With written report No. 99-36. Additional views filed.
Apr 17, 1985
Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Apr 2, 1985
Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 99-512.
Feb 20, 1985
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Feb 20, 1985
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 failed

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 60 – To provide that any soft drink which contains aspartame shall be considered to be misbranded unless the label… Failed May 7, 1985
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Saccharin Study and Labeling Act to extend to May 1, 1988, the period during which the Secretary of Health and Human Services may not take certain actions to restrict the continued use of saccharin or of any food, drug, or cosmetic containing saccharin.

What's happening now May 24, 1985

Became Public Law No: 99-46.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 791 Identical bill A bill to amend the Saccharin Study and Labeling Act to extend for three years the period during which the Secretary of…
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Mar 7, 1985
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