# 115-hr-4535: RICE Act

115-hr-4535, RICE Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT); status Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4535
- Congress: 115
- Title: RICE Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
- Introduced: 2017-12-04
- Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Reducing food-based Inorganic Compounds Exposure Act of 2017 or the RICE Act This bill directs the Food and Drug Administration to promulgate a final regulation establishing the minimum quantity of inorganic arsenic contained in rice or a rice product that will cause sale of the rice or rice product to be prohibited. The regulation must: (1) apply the minimum quantity to rice and rice products regardless of the origin of the arsenic, (2) include the establishment of tolerances, and (3) establish a standard for inorganic arsenic that is based on the maximum achievable reduction in health risks and is protective of the long-term health of children.

## Cosponsors (3)

- LOUISE SLAUGHTER (D-NY), 2017-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- LUIS GUTIERREZ (D-IL), 2017-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2017-12-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-5108: No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act
- 115-hr-5087: Assault Weapons Ban of 2018
- 115-hr-5034: International Violence Against Women Act of 2018
- 115-hr-4932: Women and Climate Change Act of 2018
- 115-hr-4837: No Unconstitutional Strike against North Korea Act
- 115-hr-4396: ME TOO Congress Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-4535 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4535)

## Related
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- [115-hr-5087: Assault Weapons Ban of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5087)
- [115-hr-5034: International Violence Against Women Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5034)
- [115-hr-4932: Women and Climate Change Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4932)
- [115-hr-4837: No Unconstitutional Strike against North Korea Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4837)
- [115-hr-4396: ME TOO Congress Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4396)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4535 (as of 2025-11-18).