Destruction of Hazardous Imports Act
Latest action · Jul 21, 2026 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 8, 2025
- Passed HouseJul 20, 2026
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Destruction of Hazardous Imports Act
This bill expands the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) authority to require the destruction of certain items that are refused import into the United States and pose a risk to public health.
Under current law, imported food, drugs, medical devices, tobacco products, and cosmetics are subject to FDA review. If an imported item is deficient in a specified manner (e.g., counterfeit, misbranded, or manufactured under insanitary conditions), the item is generally refused admission to the United States. An item refused admission may generally be exported, except that the FDA may destroy a drug, medical device, or tobacco product that is valued under $2,500 without the opportunity for export.
Under the bill, the FDA may order the destruction, without the opportunity for export, of any food, drug, medical device, tobacco product, or cosmetic that is refused admission if the item presents a significant public health concern. If such an order is issued, the item’s owner or consignee must destroy it within 90 days at their own cost.
The bill also prohibits the unauthorized movement (e.g., export) of an item subject to a destruction order. A violator is subject to a fine, a prison term of up to one year, or both.
The FDA must promulgate regulations to carry out these provisions. These regulations must provide for due process for the owner or consignee of an item subject to a destruction order, including notice and an opportunity to appear before the item is destroyed.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 8, 2025 to Jun 2, 2026; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Original | Apr 8, 2025 |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Jun 3, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Troy E. Nehls | Jun 12, 2025 | |
| R-LA | Julia Letlow | Jul 25, 2025 | |
| R-NC | Gregory F. Murphy | Jul 29, 2025 | |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | Sep 3, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Mike Haridopolos | Feb 9, 2026 | |
| R-MS | Mike Ezell | Feb 25, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Mar 24, 2026 | |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Apr 20, 2026 | |
| R-VA | Jennifer A. Kiggans | Apr 20, 2026 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Apr 20, 2026 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Apr 21, 2026 | |
| D-LA | Cleo Fields | Apr 27, 2026 | |
| R-SC | Nancy Mace | May 14, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Kat Cammack | May 22, 2026 | |
| R-AL | Barry Moore | Jun 2, 2026 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Jun 2, 2026 |
Committees 2
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 Apr 8, 2025Markup May 21, 2026Reported Jun 18, 2026 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Apr 8, 2026Markup May 13, 2026Reported May 13, 2026 | |
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Jul 21, 2026 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 21, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Jul 20, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4637-4638)
- Jul 20, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4637-4639)
- Jul 20, 2026Mr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jul 20, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2715.
In the Congressional Record 1
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4637–H4639Text printed H4637 | Brett Guthrie R-KY, Clay Higgins R-LA, Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Troy A. Carter D-LA | Jul 20, 2026 |
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.
Committee report
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 63, April 8, 2025, page H1508.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3213 | Destruction of Hazardous Imports Act | Identical bill | Nov 19, 2025 |
Titles 6
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to extend the destruction authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to articles that present a significant public health concern, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Destruction of Hazardous Imports Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Destruction of Hazardous Imports Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Destruction of Hazardous Imports Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Destruction of Hazardous Imports Act
- Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
- To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to extend the destruction authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to articles that present a significant public health concern, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 21, 2026Referred in Senate
- Jul 20, 2026Engrossed in House
- Jun 18, 2026Reported in House
- Apr 8, 2025Introduced 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.
