H.R. 7933: Keep Infant Formula Safe and On the Shelves Act of 2022

117th Congress · introduced 2022-06-03 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Education and Labor, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Where it came from: introduced 2022-06-03 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Education and Labor, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Keep Infant Formula Safe and On the Shelves Act of 2022

Plain summary

Keep Infant Formula Safe and On the Shelves Act of 2022 This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to periodically inspect infant formula manufacturing facilities and addresses related issues. The FDA must periodically conduct inspections, including unannounced inspections, of infant formula manufacturer facilities. If the FDA makes a notable regulatory finding at such a facility, the manufacturer must undergo a comprehensive food safety audit that includes a root cause analysis, enhanced testing, and comprehensive environmental samples. A manufacturer of infant formula or essential medical food must notify the FDA no later than five business days after becoming aware of circumstances that could lead to a shortage of the relevant product in the United States. Further, the FDA must create and annually update a list of U.S. manufacturing facilities that could be converted to manufacture infant formula during a shortage. In the event of a shortage, the FDA may require infant formula manufacturers to provide certain information, such as the quantity of formula in a manufacturer's inventory. The bill also establishes under statute that food, including infant formula, is a critical material essential to the national defense and therefore subject to authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950. (Such authorities authorize the President to take various actions, such as requiring businesses to prioritize certain government contracts and incentivizing the domestic industrial base to expand the production of critical materials.) The Occupational Safety and Health Administration must issue a fact sheet and provide technical assistance to infant formula manufacturers to promote compliance with occupational health and safety standards.

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Keep Infant Formula Safe and On the Shelves Act of 2022

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] · 87 cosponsors

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Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), John B. Larson (D-CT), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Ritchie Torres (D-NY), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Lauren Underwood (D-IL), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Mike Levin (D-CA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Grace Meng (D-NY), Judy Chu (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Sean Casten (D-IL), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Haley M. Stevens (D-MI), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) and 27 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] reported raising $1.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
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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-117hr7933.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr7933 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117