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 H7A1D25C1422F4239956ED03E7CA0604A: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stephen Hacala Poppy Seed Safety Act.
- Section HA57F18B7B5954B699FF47CDD6F4857AD: 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 H47E7AEE42AB5494F8A7D80DFD633F0F0: 3. Unsafe poppy seeds as adulterants in food Section 301 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 331) is amended by adding at the end the...
- Section HCEC4834D1EEB4E6498AF96448A204E7F: 4. Poppy seeds as an adulterant Nothing in this Act and the amendment made by this Act shall be construed as preventing the Secretary of Health and Human...
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 introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
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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