H.R. 3984: APPLE Juice Act of 2012
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H.R. 3984: APPLE Juice Act of 2012
112th Congress · introduced 2012-02-08 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2012-02-08 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
APPLE Juice Act of 2012
Plain summary
Arsenic Prevention and Protection from Lead Exposure in Juice Act of 2012 or the APPLE Juice Act of 2012 - Directs the Commissioner of Food and Drugs (FDA) to promulgate final regulations establishing tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to limit the quantity of total arsenic and lead in beverages containing fruit juice. Requires the limitations on total arsenic and lead in such beverages to be no less stringent than the allowable level for total arsenic and lead in bottled water under the FFDCA. Provides that if there are no such tolerances in effect within two years, a beverage containing fruit juice shall be deemed to be adulterated if the quantity of total arsenic or lead in the beverage exceeds the limits of the allowable level for total arsenic or lead, respectively, in bottled water.
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Official text
APPLE Juice Act of 2012
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] · 16 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] reported raising $2.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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- Rulemaking
- The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr3984.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr3984 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112