To prohibit the sale of food that is, or contains, unsafe poppy seeds.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To prohibit the sale of food that is, or contains, unsafe poppy seeds., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Government Operations, Social Welfare.
Who Benefits and How
health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HBD2015CBD1C24753B2769BA6AE1FE1A9: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stephen Hacala Poppy Seed Safety Act.
- Section HF837FC3C37CB46B78AF958322EBF2F62: 2. Findings; purpose Congress finds as follows: Stephen Hacala was a 24-year-old from Fayetteville, Arkansas, who was dearly loved by family and friends when...
- Section HF3CE7E3D17644F5B85D2366E5780518C: 3. Unsafe poppy seeds as adulterants in food The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall— not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act,...
- Section H62AD3CE763E44E41B3C08DCCF58FA21B: 4. Poppy seeds as a controlled substance Nothing in this Act shall be construed as exempting poppy seeds that are contaminated by morphine, codeine, another...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To prohibit the sale of food that is, or contains, unsafe poppy seeds., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Government Operations, Social Welfare
Primary Purpose
This bill, To prohibit the sale of food that is, or contains, unsafe poppy seeds., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- health care providers and patients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Womack (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Hill of Arkansas, …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
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