# 119-s-376: Expanded Food Safety Investigation Act of 2025

119-s-376, Expanded Food Safety Investigation Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-376
- Congress: 119
- Title: Expanded Food Safety Investigation Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-03
- Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**FDA authority to sample CAFOs for microbes.** This bill would let the Food and Drug Administration request access to concentrated animal-feeding operations for microbial sampling when necessary to investigate foodborne illness outbreaks, find root causes, or address other public health needs. - Families and consumers: Faster, targeted microbial sampling would help public health officials trace and stop foodborne outbreaks sooner, improving detection and prevention. - CAFO operators and farmers: Operations must provide reasonable access for sampling of plants, animals, water, and the environment. They can set reasonable time, place, and manner conditions but face penalties if they refuse access. - Public health and agriculture agencies: Data collected must be shared with the Department of Agriculture and relevant state and federal public health agencies to support outbreak investigations and prevention. - USDA-regulated products: The bill clarifies it does not create additional requirements for foods already regulated under USDA meat, poultry, or egg inspection laws.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-02-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- FDA testing at large animal farms: benefit, high. This bill would let FDA ask large animal farms to allow germ testing during foodborne outbreak investigations or other public‑health needs. Farms would have to give reasonable access to sample plants, animals, water, and the environment. Farms could set reasonable time, place, and manner rules if t…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 119-s-1507: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025
- 119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act

## Sources
- [119-s-376 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/376)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-1507: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1507)
- [119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4504)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-376 (as of 2025-12-21).