Mother and Baby Formula Safety Act

Bill: 117-s-4212
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2022-05-12
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2022-05-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-05-12
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Mother and Baby Formula Safety Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration to publish on its website guidelines for individuals unable to obtain commercially available baby formula. The guidelines must include (1) instructions for preparing safe baby formula at home, (2) resources on how to find baby formula alternatives, and (3) other suggested alternatives.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4212 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 12, 2022 Mr. Kennedy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To require the Food and Drug Administration to publish guidelines for parents to prepare baby formula at home.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mother and Baby Formula Safety Act . 2. Guidelines on preparing baby formula The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall publish on the website of the Food and Drug Administration guidelines for parents unable to obtain commercially available baby formula that include— (1) do-it-yourself instructions for preparing safe baby formulas at home; (2) resources for parents on how to find baby formula alternatives; and (3) other suggested alternatives.