# 119-hr-597: PURR Act of 2025

119-hr-597, PURR Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3] (R-AR); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-597
- Congress: 119
- Title: PURR Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3] (R-AR)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Creates a single federal framework for pet food labeling and ingredient approvals.** It would set national labeling standards, define when ingredients are GRAS by linking to the 2024 AAFCO list, and require FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine to run ingredient reviews and issue guidance on fixed timelines. - Families and pet owners: Labels and allowed marketing claims like hairball control, tartar control, and urinary tract health would be permitted when they are truthful and substantiated, making product claims easier to compare. - Manufacturers and ingredient suppliers: A clear GRAS pathway tied to AAFCO would apply and the FDA would have to send an action letter within 90 days of an ingredient submission. Ingredients present at small levels can be listed at the end with qualifying language and thresholds as low as 0.5 percent. - FDA oversight and rulemaking: The Center for Veterinary Medicine would lead reviews, publish initial guidance within 18 months based on the 2024 AAFCO publication, and the agency must propose regulations within 1 year and finalize them within 2 years of enactment.

## Cosponsors (15)

- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2] (R-IN), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6] (R-TX), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] (R-MO), 2025-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS), 2025-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4] (R-KS), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] (R-NV), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Alford, Mark [R-MO-4] (R-MO), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] (R-AL), 2025-08-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Faster FDA reviews and GRAS for pet food: benefit, medium. FDA would have 90 days to answer each pet food ingredient submission. Ingredients listed in chapter 6 of the 2024 AAFCO book would count as GRAS unless FDA finds otherwise, and notice to FDA would be optional. The FDA would also issue guidance on testing, nutrition, and labeling within 18 months of…
- National rules for pet food labels and claims: benefit, medium. This bill would set one national standard for pet food labels and ads. States would not be able to set their own labeling or advertising rules, but could still do food safety checks. Makers could use certain health-related claims without premarket approval if truthful and supported. Labels could sh…
- Stricter 'human grade' and 'natural' pet food claims: cost, medium. If enacted, to call a product human grade, every ingredient and the final food would need to meet human-food handling rules and be made in registered facilities. The label would also need to say it is pet food, like dog food. To use natural for the whole product, all ingredients would have to meet…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-597 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/597)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-597 (as of 2026-04-21).