Federal and State Food Safety Information Sharing Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Representative Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would let the FDA share _unredacted FDA food safety information_ with state, local, Tribal, and territorial public health authorities to speed detection and response to foodborne threats. It would also extend certain Food Safety grants to 5-year awards and make continued funding contingent on program evaluation results.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Faster sharing of food-safety data
The bill would let the FDA share unredacted food safety information with State, local, Tribal, and Territorial health authorities that do similar public health work. Covered information would include foodborne illness surveillance, lab sampling and test results, inspection findings, recall and outbreak distribution lists, consumer complaints, and other helpful data. The FDA would be able to share the data as soon as is reasonably practicable. Recipients could not disclose the information again without FDA permission unless needed to stop an outbreak, carry out a recall, or perform State enforcement.
Longer food-safety grant awards
The bill would change Grants to Enhance Food Safety so awards made after enactment last five years instead of three. The change would apply only to grants awarded under the program on or after enactment. If the Secretary conducts a program evaluation, later-year funding would be contingent on a successful evaluation after the first year. The bill does not set new dollar amounts.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
NC • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6]
OH • R
Sponsored 4/22/2026
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 4/27/2026
Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
CT • D
Sponsored 5/13/2026
Schakowsky
IL • D
Sponsored 5/13/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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