Innovative FEED Act of 2023
Latest action · Dec 8, 2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedDec 7, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Innovative Feed Enhancement and Economic Development Act of 2023 or the Innovative FEED Act of 2023
This bill provides for the regulation of zootechnical animal food substances as food additives.
The bill defines zootechnical animal food substance as a substance that is added to the food or drinking water of animals and that affects only the animal's gastrointestinal tract, with the intended purpose of affecting the byproducts of the animal's digestion, reducing foodborne pathogens, or altering the animal's gastrointestinal biome.
The definition does not include substances that are used to treat or prevent diseases in animals, hormones, or active ingredients of animal drugs. Labels for zootechnical animal food substances must include a disclaimer that the substance may not be used to treat or prevent diseases in animals.
Cosponsors 31
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 7, 2023 to Sep 11, 2024; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Original | Dec 7, 2023 |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Original | Dec 7, 2023 |
| R-SD | Dusty Johnson | Original | Dec 7, 2023 |
| R-IN | James R. Baird | Original | Dec 7, 2023 |
| R-PA | John Joyce | Original | Dec 7, 2023 |
| R-UT | John R. Curtis | Original | Dec 7, 2023 |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Original | Dec 7, 2023 |
| R-IN | Larry Bucshon | Original | Dec 7, 2023 |
| R-IA | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Original | Dec 7, 2023 |
| R-NY | Nicholas A. Langworthy | Original | Dec 7, 2023 |
| R-IA | Randy Feenstra | Original | Dec 7, 2023 |
| R-KY | Andy Barr | Dec 11, 2023 | |
| R-IA | Ashley Hinson | Dec 11, 2023 | |
| R-MI | John R. Moolenaar | Dec 11, 2023 | |
| R-ND | Kelly Armstrong | Dec 12, 2023 |
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 Dec 7, 2023 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Dec 8, 2023 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 8, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Dec 7, 2023Introduced in House
- Dec 7, 2023Referred 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. 169, no. 202, December 7, 2023, page H6742.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1842 | Innovative FEED Act | Related bill | Jun 7, 2023 |
| S 1844 | Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2023 | Related bill | Jul 26, 2023 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the regulation of zootechnical animal food substances.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Innovative FEED Act of 2023
- Innovative Feed Enhancement and Economic Development Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 7, 2023Introduced 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.
