Defending Domestic Orange Juice Production Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-933
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18]
Introduced: 2025-02-04
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Department of Health and Human Services

Nutrition and diet
Latest action: action_date: 2025-02-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-02-04
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Defending Domestic Orange Juice Production Act of 2025 </strong></p><p>This bill requires finished pasteurized orange juice to contain at least 10% by weight of orange juice soluble solids, exclusive of the solids of any added optional sweetening ingredients. (Current regulations require at least 10.5% by weight of orange juice soluble solids.)</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 933 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 4, 2025 Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida (for himself, Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Mrs. Cammack , Mr. Soto , Ms. Lee of Florida , Mr. Bilirakis , Mr. Bean of Florida , Mr. Diaz-Balart , Mr. Frost , Mr. Gimenez , Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida , Mr. Webster of Florida , Ms. Castor of Florida , Mr. Rutherford , Ms. Salazar , Mr. Mills , Mr. Moskowitz , Ms. Wilson of Florida , Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick , Mr. Dunn of Florida , Mr. Buchanan , Mr. Steube , Mr. Haridopolos , Mr. Donalds , Mrs. Luna , and Mr. Mast ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To modify the minimum required weight of orange juice soluble solids.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defending Domestic Orange Juice Production Act of 2025 . 2. Revision of pasteurized orange juice standards (a) In general Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, the standard of identity for pasteurized orange juice , established in section 146.140 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations), shall be deemed to require finished pasteurized orange juice to contain not less than 10.0 percent by weight of orange juice soluble solids, exclusive of the solids of any added optional sweetening ingredients. (b) Regulation authority Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate regulations to amend the standard of identity for pasteurized orange juice.