HR 7790 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022

Latest action · May 19, 2022 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 374.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMay 17, 2022
  2. Passed HouseMay 18, 2022
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022

This bill provides $28 million in emergency supplemental appropriations to address the shortage of infant formula in the United States.

Specifically, the bill provides appropriations for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to (1) address the current shortage of FDA-regulated infant formula and certain medical foods in the United States; and (2) prevent future shortages, including by taking the steps that are necessary to prevent fraudulent products from entering the U.S. market.

Recorded votes 2

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 220Passed231–192May 18, 2022
House 219Failed202–218May 18, 2022

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseAppropriations Committee
Referred May 17, 2022
HouseBudget Committee
Referred May 17, 2022

Actions 17

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 19, 2022Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (Legislative Day 5/17/2022).
  2. May 19, 2022Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 374.
  3. May 18, 2022Rule H. Res. 1124 passed House.
  4. May 18, 2022Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1124. (consideration: CR H5158-5163)
  5. May 18, 2022Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 350, H.R. 7688 and H.R. 7790. Provides for one of hour of general debate and one motion to recommit for each bill. Resolution also provides for en bloc suspension authority.
  6. May 18, 2022DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 7790.
  7. May 18, 2022The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  8. May 18, 2022Mrs. Hinson moved to recommit to the Committee on Appropriations. (text: CR H5163)
  9. May 18, 2022The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
  10. May 18, 2022POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Hinson motion to recommit, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the motion and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Hinson demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  11. May 18, 2022Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5165-5166)
  12. May 18, 2022On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 202 - 218 (Roll no. 219).
  13. May 18, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 231 - 192 (Roll no. 220). (text: CR H5158)
  14. May 18, 2022Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  15. May 17, 2022Introduced in House
  16. May 17, 2022Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  17. May 17, 2022Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1124 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 350, H.R. 7688 and H.R. 7790. Provides for one of hour of general debate and one motion to recommit for each bill. Resolution also provides for en bloc suspension authority.

In the Congressional Record 4

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S2638Richard J. Durbin D-ILMay 24, 2022
House · SenateDebate and remarks H5200, S2605, S2628, S2629, S2630Charles E. Schumer D-NY, Debbie Stabenow D-MI, Louie Gohmert R-TXMay 19, 2022
HouseDebate and remarks H5127–H5137, H5158–H5163Text printed H5127, H5158Amendments H5135Motions H5163Recorded votes H5136, H5164, H5165consideration (H. Res. 1124), previous questionHinson motion to recommit (direct unused pandemic funding to address baby formula shortage)makingLists H5165Votes recorded by proxy on Hinson motion to recommit H.R. 7790, emergency supplemental appropriations to address infant formula shortageAndy Harris R-MD, Ashley Hinson R-IA (motion), Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY, Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Guy Reschenthaler R-PA (amendment), Joseph D. Morelle D-NY, Kay Granger R-TX, Rosa L. DeLauro D-CT, Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. D-GA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TXMay 18, 2022
HouseDeclaratory Statements H5099Lists H5098H.R. 7790–7808—May 17, 2022

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.

Congressional Budget Office cost estimate

  1. May 18, 2022CBO Estimate for H.R. 7790, Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022As Introduced on May 17, 2022

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: The principal constitutional authority for this legislation is clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of the United States (the appropriation power), which states: ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law. . . .'' In addition, clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution (the spending power) provides: ``The Congress shall have the Power . . . to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States . . .'' Together, these specific constitutional provisions establish the congressional power of the purse, granting Congress the authority to appropriate funds, to determine their purpose, amount, and period of availability, and to set forth terms and conditions governing their use.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 84, May 17, 2022, page H5098.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Titles 4

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
Making emergency supplemental appropriations to address the shortage of infant formula in the United States for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022
Short Title(s) as Passed House
Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022
Short Title(s) from PCS (Placed on Senate Calendar) bill text
Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.

Text 3

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 19, 2022Placed on Calendar Senate
  2. May 18, 2022Engrossed in House
  3. May 17, 2022Introduced in House

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