To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify and update the authority of the Food and Drug Administration to ensure national uniformity in the regulation of the labels, labeling, and advertising of companion animal pet food, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify and update the authority of the Food and Drug Administration to ensure national uniformity in the regulation of the labels, labeling, and advertising of companion animal pet food, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses. The main policy domain is Agriculture, Trade, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses 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, farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HB3BF6833B6FE4862BF29C18FFA2E2809: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Pet Food Uniform Regulatory Reform Act of 2025 or the PURR Act of 2025. The table of contents...
- Section HFE4742458E364DDAB90F1361E6FB51AF: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: The pet food industry is a growing sector in the United States. Pet food exports have increased by double digits over...
- Section H7203042C8DDD49E7B0E7252478B0CBCE: 3. Pet food regulation Chapter IV of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 341 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: In this...
- Section HBE2C0E999A354E08AEC4E08FB0422514: 425. Pet food In this section: The term companion animal means a domesticated canine or feline. The terms generally recognized as safe and GRAS mean generally...
- Section H4211ABD63646412E80CA268D3112ABAA: 4. Responsibilities Title X of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 391 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify and update the authority of the Food and Drug Administration to ensure national uniformity in the regulation of the labels, labeling, and advertising of companion animal pet food, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses.
Key Policy Areas
Agriculture, Trade, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify and update the authority of the Food and Drug Administration to ensure national uniformity in the regulation of the labels, labeling, and advertising of companion animal pet food, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Womack (for himself, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Director of the Center for Veterinary Medicine, Pet food manufacturers, Pet food manufacturers and distributors
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
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