# 119-hr-9949: Safe Baby Formula Act of 2026

119-hr-9949, Safe Baby Formula Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7] (R-MI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-13).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9949
- Congress: 119
- Title: Safe Baby Formula Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7] (R-MI)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-13

## Summary

**Set limits on arsenic, cadmium, mercury, and lead in infant formula.** This bill would require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study the health effects of those metals within one year and to establish evidence-based action levels within 90 days, with each action level conditioned on feasibility, the Department's capacity to enforce limits on imported food, and the impact on domestic food security. - Families and infants: Seeks to lower infant exposure to toxic metals by creating formal action levels for arsenic, cadmium, mercury, and lead. This aims to guide safer product standards for infant formula. - Manufacturers and importers: Would mean producers and foreign suppliers must meet new action levels once set, but those levels must be feasible to comply with and enforceable for imports and consider effects on domestic supply. - HHS and regulators: Directs the Secretary to finish a study within one year and to set action levels within 90 days using authority under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and adopts that Act's definition of "infant formula".

## Provisions PRIA read

- Safer metal limits for baby formula: benefit, low. This bill would require HHS to set evidence-based safety limits for arsenic, cadmium, mercury, and lead in infant formula within 90 days of enactment. It would require HHS to finish a study on how those metals affect infant health within 1 year. In setting limits HHS would have to consider feasibil…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-8324: Great American Healthcare Plan
- 119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-353: Family First Act
- 119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-9949 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9949)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-8324: Great American Healthcare Plan](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8324)
- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-353: Family First Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-353)
- [119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-833)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9949 (as of 2026-08-13).