S1251-119

Introduced

To modify the minimum required weight of orange juice soluble solids.

119th Congress Introduced Apr 2, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill establishes a mandatory 10.0% minimum for orange juice soluble solids by weight in pasteurized orange juice, modifying the existing FDA standard of identity. It relies on product standards and definition changes. The main policy areas are Agriculture and Food Safety And Standards.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Foreign orange juice concentrate producers and importers (primarily Brazil and Mexico) would take on compliance duties, Domestic premium orange juice producers (Florida citrus growers, not-from-concentrate brands) could face higher barriers, and Budget orange juice brands producing diluted concentrate products could face higher costs.

Key Provisions

  • Establishes a mandatory 10.0% minimum for orange juice soluble solids by weight in pasteurized orange juice, modifying the existing FDA standard of identity.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill establishes a mandatory 10.0% minimum for orange juice soluble solids by weight in pasteurized orange juice, modifying the existing FDA standard of identity.

Key Policy Areas

Agriculture, Food Safety And Standards

Primary Purpose

The bill establishes a mandatory 10.0% minimum for orange juice soluble solids by weight in pasteurized orange juice, modifying the existing FDA standard of identity.

Policy Domains

Agriculture Food Safety And Standards

Entire Bill - Orange Juice Standards

Identified Costs
  • Foreign orange juice concentrate producers and importers (primarily Brazil and Mexico)
  • Domestic premium orange juice producers (Florida citrus growers, not-from-concentrate brands)
  • Budget orange juice brands producing diluted concentrate products
  • Low-income consumers and budget-conscious households
Model: codex-gpt-5:bulk-repair | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: is
Low-income consumers and budget-conscious households:
Budget orange juice brands producing diluted concentrate products:
Foreign orange juice concentrate producers and importers (primarily Brazil and Mexico):
Domestic premium orange juice producers (Florida citrus growers, not-from-concentrate brands):

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 2, 2025

Mrs. Moody (for herself and Mr. Scott of Florida) introduced …

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Food & Beverage
3 mentions across 1 clause
+1 positive -2 negative

Budget orange juice brands producing diluted concentrate products, Domestic premium orange juice producers (Florida citrus growers, not-from-concentrate brands), Foreign orange juice concentrate producers and importers (primarily Brazil and Mexico)

Positive-direction: Domestic premium orange juice producers (Florida citrus growers, not-from-concentrate brands)

Negative-direction: Budget orange juice brands producing diluted concentrate products, Foreign orange juice concentrate producers and importers (primarily Brazil and Mexico)

Consumers
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

Low-income consumers and budget-conscious households

1/2
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Agriculture Food Safety And Standards
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"standard of identity for pasteurized orange juice" §2

The existing federal standard established in 21 CFR 146.140, which this bill modifies to require not less than 10.0% orange juice soluble solids by weight

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