A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of Health and Human Services should take action to remove dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids from the market.
Latest action · Nov 6, 2003 Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S14180-14181)
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedNov 6, 2003
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Health and Human Services has the authority to determine that dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids are dangerous and should be taken off the market.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 6, 2003 to Nov 13, 2003, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AZ | John McCain | Original | Nov 6, 2003 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Nov 13, 2003 | |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Nov 13, 2003 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 6, 2003Introduced in Senate
- Nov 6, 2003Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S14180-14181)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 435 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of Health and Human Services should take immediate action to remove dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids from the market. | Identical bill | Nov 14, 2003 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
- Administrative procedure
- Agriculture and Food
- Commerce
- Consumer protection
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Dietary supplements
- Food industry
- Food safety
- Government Operations and Politics
- Governmental investigations
- Health
- Herbs
- Law
- Medicinal plants
- Product safety
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
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