Formula Act of 2022
Latest action · May 11, 2022 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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.
- IntroducedMay 11, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Formula Act of 2022
This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration to work through established processes to review and update internationally recognized standards for infant formula to ensure that such standards are consistent with standards applied to importing infant formula into the United States.
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 11, 2022 to May 31, 2022; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OK | Stephanie I. Bice | Original | May 11, 2022 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | May 12, 2022 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | May 12, 2022 | |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | May 12, 2022 | |
| R-NY | Nicole Malliotakis | May 12, 2022 | |
| R-MS | Trent Kelly | May 12, 2022 | |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | May 12, 2022 | |
| R-AL | Gary J. Palmer | May 13, 2022 | |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | May 13, 2022 | |
| R-MO | Blaine Luetkemeyer | May 16, 2022 | |
| R-NY | Chris Jacobs | May 16, 2022 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | May 16, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | May 16, 2022 | |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | May 16, 2022 | |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | May 16, 2022 | |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | May 17, 2022 | |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | May 17, 2022 | |
| R-CA | Jay Obernolte | May 17, 2022 | |
| R-LA | Julia Letlow | May 17, 2022 | |
| R-FL | Michael Waltz | May 17, 2022 | |
| R-SC | William R. Timmons IV | May 17, 2022 | |
| R-TX | Beth Van Duyne | May 18, 2022 | |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | May 18, 2022 | |
| R-TN | David Kustoff | May 18, 2022 | |
| R-MI | Lisa C. McClain | May 18, 2022 | |
| R-AR | Steve Womack | May 18, 2022 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | May 18, 2022 | |
| R-AR | J. French Hill | May 31, 2022 | |
| R-IA | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | May 31, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 11, 2022 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 11, 2022Introduced in House
- May 11, 2022Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 80, May 11, 2022, page H4861.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to work through the Codex process to review and update internationally recognized standards for infant formula to ensure that such standards are consistent with the requirements applicable to the importation of infant formula into the United States.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Formula Act of 2022
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 11, 2022Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
