Formula Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7718
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4]
Introduced: 2022-05-11
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2022-05-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-05-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Formula Act of 2022</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration to work through established processes to review and update internationally recognized standards for infant formula to ensure that such standards are consistent with standards applied to importing infant formula into the United States.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7718 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 11, 2022 Mr. Feenstra (for himself and Mrs. Bice of Oklahoma ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to work through the Codex process to review and update internationally recognized standards for infant formula to ensure that such standards are consistent with the requirements applicable to the importation of infant formula into the United States.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Formula Act of 2022 . 2. Internationally recognized standards for infant formula (a) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall work through the Codex process to review and update internationally recognized standards for infant formula to ensure that such standards are consistent with the requirements applicable to the importation of infant formula into the United States. (b) Definition In this section, the term infant formula has the meaning given to such term in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 321 ).