# 116-hr-2117: FASTER Act of 2020

116-hr-2117, FASTER Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-2117
- Congress: 116
- Title: FASTER Act of 2020
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Introduced: 2019-04-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 93
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research Act of 2019 or the FASTER Act of 2019 This bill directs the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to expand data collection of information related to food allergies and specific allergens and revises the definition of major allergen to specifically include sesame. The Department of Health and Human Services may designate additional food ingredients as major allergens based on the prevalence and severity of allergic reactions through regulation. The Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health must report on specified information regarding food allergies.

## Cosponsors (93)

- Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11] (D-NY), 2019-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] (D-FL), 2019-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10] (R-NC), 2019-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2019-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2019-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2019-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2019-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN), 2019-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2019-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2019-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN), 2019-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2019-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2019-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2019-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2019-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2019-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2019-08-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2019-08-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] (D-VA), 2019-08-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2019-08-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2019-08-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2019-08-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2019-08-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2019-08-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2019-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2019-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2019-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2019-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA), 2019-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22] (D-NY), 2019-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2019-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] (D-CT), 2019-10-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2019-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2019-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2019-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cunningham, Joe [D-SC-1] (D-SC), 2019-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] (R-OH), 2019-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] (R-MI), 2019-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2019-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2019-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2019-12-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2019-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steil, Bryan [R-WI-1] (R-WI), 2019-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2019-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2019-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2019-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2019-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2020-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8] (R-WI), 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] (R-NY), 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2020-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres Small, Xochitl [D-NM-2] (D-NM), 2020-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McAdams, Ben [D-UT-4] (D-UT), 2020-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2020-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2020-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2020-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2020-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2020-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Riggleman, Denver [R-VA-5] (R-VA), 2020-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN), 2020-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2020-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] (R-NV), 2020-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] (R-SD), 2020-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] (R-OH), 2020-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2020-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2020-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2020-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2020-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2020-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2020-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2020-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5] (R-IN), 2020-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mitchell, Paul [R-MI-10] (R-MI), 2020-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2020-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Anthony [R-OH-16] (R-OH), 2020-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23] (R-TX), 2020-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2020-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA), 2020-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] (D-MI), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2020-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Taylor, Van [R-TX-3] (R-TX), 2020-11-16T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019
- 116-hr-1379: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
- 116-hr-724: PACT Act
- 116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act
- 116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-2117 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2117)

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- [116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1108)
- [116-hr-1379: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1379)
- [116-hr-724: PACT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-724)
- [116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1980)
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