# 119-hr-1442: To ban the sale of products with a high concentration of sodium nitrite to individuals, and for other purposes.

119-hr-1442, To ban the sale of products with a high concentration of sodium nitrite to individuals, and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA); status passed_house; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-05).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1442
- Congress: 119
- Title: To ban the sale of products with a high concentration of sodium nitrite to individuals, and for other purposes.
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-02-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-05

## Summary

**Would ban sale of consumer products that contain a high concentration of sodium nitrite (10% or more by weight) to limit consumer exposure.** It would treat those products as banned hazardous items under the Consumer Product Safety Act while carving out food, drug, cosmetic, and many commercial or industrial uses.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2025-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-02-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed | 378 | 42 |

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban on high-strength sodium nitrite to consumers: benefit, medium. If enacted, consumer products with 10% or more sodium nitrite by weight would be banned for consumer sale. Making, selling, or distributing those products to consumers would be illegal under the Consumer Product Safety Act. The ban would not apply to commercial or industrial uses. It would not cove…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-1442 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1442)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-2548: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2548)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1442 (as of 2026-09-05).