US Congress House Bill 1523 (Prior Session Legislation)

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March 17 2009 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Ban Poisonous Additives Act of 2009 - Treats any food container that is composed, in whole or in part, of bisphenol A or that can release bisphenol A into food as a container that is composed of a poisonous or deleterious substance for purposes of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Bans the use of such containers. Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to grant a waiver of such ban for one year (renewable for an additional year) under specified circumstances. Requires any product for which the Secretary grants a waiver to display a prominent warning on its label of the potential health effects associated with bisphenol A. Directs the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to periodically review substances listed in federal regulations and generally recognized as safe. Requires any such substances that are shown by new scientific evidence to cause reproductive or developmental toxicity in humans or animals to be banned or otherwise restricted. Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require (currently, permits) a manufacturer or supplier of a food contact substance to notify the Secretary of the identity, intended use, and safety of any such substance and of determinations as to the health effects of such substance.

Ban Poisonous Additives Act of 2009

Rep Delahunt, Bill	Rep Rothman, Steven R.	Rep Richardson, Laura	Rep Polis, Jared
Rep Pingree, Chellie	Rep Payne, Donald M.	Rep Olver, John W.	Rep Nadler, Jerrold
Rep Moran, James P.	Rep Moore, Gwen	Rep Moore, Dennis	Rep McDermott, Jim
Rep McCollum, Betty	Rep Maloney, Carolyn B.	Rep Lowey, Nita M.	Rep Lofgren, Zoe
Rep Lee, Barbara	Rep Kucinich, Dennis J.	Rep Rush, Bobby L.	Rep Ryan, Tim
Rep Quigley, Mike	Rep Neal, Richard E.	Rep Smith, Christopher H.	Rep Chu, Judy
Rep Napolitano, Grace F.	Rep Inslee, Jay	Rep Tonko, Paul D.	Rep Tonko, Paul D.
Rep McGovern, James P.	Rep Wu, David	Rep Woolsey, Lynn C.	Rep Waters, Maxine
Rep Tierney, John F.	Rep Speier, Jackie	Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh	Rep Shea-Porter, Carol
Rep Sarbanes, John P.	Rep Kildee, Dale E.	Rep Kennedy, Patrick J.	Rep Carnahan, Russ
Rep Capuano, Michael E.	Rep Bishop, Timothy H.	Rep Berman, Howard L.	Rep Baldwin, Tammy
Rep Baca, Joe	Rep Tsongas, Niki	Rep Stark, Fortney Pete	Rep Schakowsky, Janice D.
Rep Murphy, Christopher S.	Rep Massa, Eric J. J.	Rep Markey, Edward J.	Rep Kagen, Steve
Rep Eshoo, Anna G.	Rep DeGette, Diana	Rep Capps, Lois	Rep Braley, Bruce L.
Rep Christensen, Donna M.	Rep Conyers, John, Jr.	Rep Kaptur, Marcy	Rep Jackson, Jesse L., Jr.
Rep Israel, Steve	Rep Honda, Michael M.	Rep Hodes, Paul W.	Rep Hirono, Mazie K.
Rep Hinchey, Maurice D.	Rep Hare, Phil	Rep Gutierrez, Luis V.	Rep Grijalva, Raul M.
Rep Gonzalez, Charles A.	Rep Filner, Bob	Rep Ellison, Keith	Rep Edwards, Donna F.
Rep DeLauro, Rosa L.	Rep Davis, Danny K.	Rep Courtney, Joe	Rep Frank, Barney

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-03-17		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2009-03-16		Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

SB593 (Related) 2009-03-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3087-3088)

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HN01523:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-111hr1523ih/pdf/BILLS-111hr1523ih.pdf