Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2015
Latest action · Feb 22, 2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 23, 2015
- Passed HouseFeb 12, 2016
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2015
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise the nutritional information that chain restaurants and retail food establishments must disclose. The nutrient content disclosure statement on the menu or menu board must include: (1) the number of calories contained in the whole menu item; (2) the number of servings and number of calories per serving; or (3) the number of calories per common unit of the item, such as for a multi-serving item that is typically divided before presentation to the consumer. Nutritional information may be provided solely by a remote-access menu (e.g., an Internet menu) for food establishments where the majority of orders are placed by customers who are off premises.
Establishments with self-serve food may comply with the requirements for restaurants or place signs with nutritional information adjacent to each food item.
Reasonable variations in the actual nutrient content of items are permissible, including variations in serving size or ingredients or variations due to inadvertent human error.
Establishments with standard menu items that come in different flavors, varieties, or combinations, that are listed as a single menu item can determine and disclose nutritional information using specified methods or methods allowed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Regulations pursuant to this Act cannot take effect earlier than two years after final regulations are promulgated.
The FDA must give establishments in violation of nutritional labeling requirements 90 days to correct violations.
The FDA may no longer allow states or localities to vary from federal nutritional labeling requirements for chain restaurants.
(Sec. 3) Restaurants and retail food establishments are not liable in a civil action for claims regarding federal or state nutritional labeling requirements unless the action is brought by the United States or a state.
Recorded votes 3
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 81 | On Passage | Passed266–144 | Feb 12, 2016 |
| House 80 | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Failed148–258 | Feb 12, 2016 |
| House 79 | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Agreed to309–100 | Feb 12, 2016 |
Cosponsors 99
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 23, 2015 to Dec 18, 2015, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Original | Apr 23, 2015 |
| R-NC | Renee L. Ellmers | Apr 28, 2015 | |
| R-AR | Steve Womack | Apr 28, 2015 | |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | May 12, 2015 | |
| R-AR | Eric A. "Rick" Crawford | May 12, 2015 | |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | May 12, 2015 | |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | May 12, 2015 | |
| R-OH | Jim Jordan | May 12, 2015 | |
| R-MI | John R. Moolenaar | May 12, 2015 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | May 12, 2015 | |
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | May 12, 2015 | |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | May 12, 2015 | |
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | May 14, 2015 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | May 14, 2015 | |
| R-WI | Reid J. Ribble | May 14, 2015 |
Actions 30
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 22, 2016Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Feb 12, 2016Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 611. (consideration: CR H789-802)
- Feb 12, 2016DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 611, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Schrader amendment No. 3.
- Feb 12, 2016DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 611, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McMorris Rodgers amendment No. 1.
- Feb 12, 2016GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 2017.
Amendments 2
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAmdt 942 | Amendment ensures that businesses will not be penalized for inadvertent human error in preparation or variation of ingredients. | Cathy McMorris Rodgers R-WA | On agreeing to the McMorris Rodgers amendment (A001) Agreed to by recorded vote: 309 - 100, 1 Presen |
| HAmdt 943 | Amendment sought to strike the "off-premises" ordering exception from bill. | Kurt Schrader D-OR | On agreeing to the Schrader amendment (A002) Failed by recorded vote: 148 - 258, 1 Present (Roll no. |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 611 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2017) to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants and similar retail food establishments, and to amend the authority to bring procee | Procedurally related | Feb 11, 2016 |
| S 2217 | Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2015 | Related bill | Oct 29, 2015 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 22, 2016Referred in Senate
- Feb 12, 2016Engrossed in House
- Feb 2, 2016Reported in House
- Apr 23, 2015Introduced in House
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