Defending Domestic Orange Juice Production Act of 2025

Bill: 119-s-1251
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL]
Introduced: 2025-04-02
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Department of Health and Human Services

Nutrition and diet
Latest action: action_date: 2025-04-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1251 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 2, 2025 Mrs. Moody (for herself and Mr. Scott of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 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, 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.