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H.R. 2117: Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research Act of 2020

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H.R. 2117: Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research Act of 2020

116th Congress · introduced 2019-04-08 · Health · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-04-08 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research Act of 2020

Plain summary

Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research Act of 2020 or the FASTER Act of 2020 This bill directs the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to expand data collection of information related to food allergies and specific allergens and revises the definition of major allergen to specifically include sesame. The Department of Health and Human Services may designate additional food ingredients as major allergens based on the prevalence and severity of allergic reactions through regulation. The Food and Drug Administration must report on specified information regarding food allergies.

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Official text

Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research Act of 2020

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6] · 93 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2117, Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research Act of 2020 (2020-11-20)

Cosponsors on this site

Ro Khanna (D-CA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Mike Levin (D-CA), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Josh Harder (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Ben Cline (R-VA), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), James A. Himes (D-CT), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), James P. McGovern (D-MA), David P. Joyce (R-OH), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Bryan Steil (R-WI), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Haley M. Stevens (D-MI) and 33 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6] reported raising $7.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
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

Record fed-us-cong116-hr2117 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116