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vs 5,674 other S bills in the 119th — cohort avg 32d
Making America's Food Safer Act This bill expands the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) authority to require the destruction of unsafe imported foods, share food safety information, and make use of food facility audit information. Specifically, the bill authorizes the FDA to order the destruction, without the opportunity for export, of any item that (1) is refused import into the United States; (2) violates federal law regulating food, drugs, medical devices, cosmetics, and tobacco products; and (3) presents a significant public health concern. Before issuing a destruction order, the FDA must provide an item’s owner or consignee with appropriate due process, including notice and an opportunity to appear. If an order is issued, the item’s owner or consignee must destroy it within 90 days at their own cost. The bill also generally authorizes the FDA to share unredacted food safety information with state, local, tribal, and territorial authorities, including information related to foodborne illness tracking, recalls and outbreaks, and other topics. During a food safety incident, the FDA may disclose certain commercial information that is otherwise protected from disclosure. Finally, the bill expands the FDA’s third-party audit system to make domestic food facilities eligible for voluntary audits. (Foreign facilities are eligible under current law.) The bill also authorizes the FDA to use audit results and related certifications to analyze risks and prioritize regulatory activities (e.g., inspections) to protect public health. (This information is currently used to determine whether specific food, or food from a specific facility, is eligible for import.)
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2026 · third_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
USDA Final Rule: Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC): Revisions in the WIC Food Packages; Milk/Dairy Incentives (Section 4208 of Public Law 115-334); S. 1021/H.R. 2496 - Dairy Nutrition Incentives Program Act of 2025; H.R.649/S.222 - Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 implementation; S.184/H.R. 1394 - CURD Act; Efforts to limit SNAP eligible foods that could affect dairy products; GRAS modernization legislation; S. 3122 - To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require notifications to the Food and Drug Administration regarding food substances generally recognized as safe, and for other purposes; S. 2341 - To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to impose requirements for substances generally recognized as safe, to require the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to reassess the safety of chemicals added to food, and for other purposes; S. 5026 - Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act of 2026; S. 4974 - Making America's Food Safer Act; HR. 7567 - Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026; HR 8646 - FY2027 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations; H.R. 4958, Grocery Reform and Safety (GRAS) Act; H.R. 7291, GRAS Oversight and Transparency Act (Rep. Lawler); H.R. ____, [FDA Review and Evaluation for Safe, Healthy and Affordable Foods Act of 2026] (Rep. Cammack); H.R. 4306, Food Chemical Reassessment Act of 2025 (Rep. Schakowsky); H.R. 8385, Food Labeling Modernization Act of 2026 (Rep. Pallone); H.R. 8430, Federal and State Food Safety Information Sharing Act (Reps. Ross and Rulli); H.R. 9164 - To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to eligible entities to acquire and install milk storage-related equipment for use in elementary schools and secondary schools, and for other purposes.;
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Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5121-5122; text: CR S5121-5122)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5121-5122; text: CR S5121-5122)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 530.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Cassidy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced in Senate
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Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
S.3213/H.R.2715 - Destruction of Hazardous Imports Act, authorizes FDA to destroy regulated adulterated imports posing a significant public health concern, rather than allowing their re-export. S.3065 - LABEL Act, amends requirements for labeling of fish sold in certain retail establishments. S.667/H.R.3324 - Safer Shrimp Imports Act, requires FDA to assess whether foreign shrimp inspection systems are equivalent to U.S. standards and prohibits imports from non-equivalent countries. H.R.2776 - Imported Seafood Quality Enforcement Act, increased FDA requirements to monitor, inspect, and test foreign seafood facilities and imported seafood products. S.283 - Illegal Red Snapper and Tuna Enforcement Act, supports the development of methods to identify seafood species and country of origin for IUU fishing enforcement and provides related technical assistance. S.4974 - Making America's Food Safer Act, authorizes FDA to destroy regulated adulterated imports posing a significant public health concern, rather than allowing their re-export. H.R. 9154 - Shrimp Honesty and Responsibility in Import Monitoring Protocols(SHRIMP) Act of 2026, instructs the Commerce to develop a methodology for identifying the country-of-origin shrimp.
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Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE