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Calendar No. 116 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1442 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
APRIL 30, 2025 
Received 
JULY 16, 2025 
Read twice and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
To ban the sale of products with a high concentration of 
sodium nitrite to individuals, and for other purposes. 
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 
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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 subsections (g), 
(h), and (i) of section 201 of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic 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 poul-
try products (as such terms are defined in sub-
sections (e) and (f) of section 4 of the Poultry Prod-
ucts Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 453(e)and (f))), 
meat and meat food products (as such terms are de-
fined 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 section 4 of the Egg 
Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 1033)). 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
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(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 ni-
trite’’ 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. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 29, 2025. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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Calendar No. 116 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1442 
AN ACT 
To ban the sale of products with a high concentra-
tion of sodium nitrite to individuals, and for 
other purposes. 
JULY 16, 2025 
Read twice and placed on the calendar 
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