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Union Calendar No. 44 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1442 
[Report No. 119–67] 
To ban the sale of products with a high concentration of sodium nitr ite 
to individuals, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 18, 2025 
Mrs. TRAHAN (for herself, Mr. CAREY, and Mr. NEGUSE) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
APRIL 24, 2025 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To ban the sale of products with a high concentration of 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Youth Poisoning Pro-
tection Act’’. 
SEC. 2. BANNING OF PRODUCTS CONTAINING A HIGH CON-
CENTRATION OF SODIUM NITRITE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Any consumer product containing 
a high concentration of sodium nitrite shall be considered 
to be a banned hazardous product under section 8 of the 
Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2057). 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to— 
(1) prohibit any commercial or industrial pur-
pose in which high concentration sodium nitrite is 
not customarily produced or distributed for sale to, 
or use or consumption by, or enjoyment of, a con-
sumer; and 
(2) apply to high concentration sodium nitrite 
that meets the definition of a drug, device, or cos-
metic (as such terms are defined in sections 201(g), 
(h), and (i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act (21 U.S.C. 321(g), (h), and (i))), or food 
(as defined in section 201(f) of such Act (21 U.S.C. 
321(f))), including poultry and poultry products (as 
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such terms are defined in sections 4(e) and (f) of 
the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 
453(e)and (f))), meat and meat food products (as 
such terms are defined in section 1(j) of the Federal 
Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601(j))), and eggs 
and egg products (as such terms are defined in sec-
tion 4 of the Egg Products Inspection Act (21 
U.S.C. 1033)). 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
(1) CONSUMER
PRODUCT.—The term ‘‘con-
sumer product’’ has the meaning given that term 
under section 3(a)(5) of the Consumer Product 
Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(5)). 
(2) HIGH
CONCENTRATION
OF
SODIUM
NI-
TRITE.—The term ‘‘high concentration’’ of sodium 
nitrite means a concentration of 10 or more percent 
by weight of sodium nitrite. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
90 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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Union Calendar No. 44 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1442 
[Report No. 119–67] 
A BILL 
To ban the sale of products with a high concentra-
tion of sodium nitr ite to individuals, and for 
other purposes. 
APRIL 24, 2025 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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