H.R. 7822: Baby Formula Emergency Act

117th Congress · introduced 2022-05-18 · Foreign Trade and International Finance · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

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Where it came from: introduced 2022-05-18 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Baby Formula Emergency Act

Plain summary

Baby Formula Emergency Act This bill authorizes the President, during an infant formula shortage or potential shortage, to allow the production and marketing or duty-free importation of infant formula that meets specified criteria, regardless of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requirements. The criteria include that the United States has not imposed any sanctions with respect to the manufacturer of the formula and the FDA has not determined that such formula is unsafe. Further, the President must notify Congress about determinations related to supply shortages of infant formula.

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Official text

Baby Formula Emergency Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7] · 8 cosponsors

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Warren Davidson (R-OH), Ken Calvert (R-CA), J. French Hill (R-AR), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Ted Budd (R-NC), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Brian Babin (R-TX)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr7822.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr7822 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117