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HR8432119th CongressWALLET

To provide the Food and Drug Administration needed authorities to carry out its regulatory mission with respect to human foods, to provide additional resources and authorities with respect to human foods research, and for other purposes.

Sponsored By: Representative DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]

Introduced

Summary

This bill would create a dedicated funding and governance framework to modernize FDA oversight of human foods and nutrition. It would set up the Human Foods Innovation Account, a competitive research grant program, a Center of Excellence, stronger processed-food recordkeeping, and a public-private partnership on packaging chemicals.

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  • Families and caregivers would see stronger standards and research focused on infant and maternal nutrition, infant formula safety, and the health impacts of ultra-processed foods and dietary supplements.
  • Researchers and clinicians would gain competitive Critical Research Grants and a HFP and CDER Center of Excellence to advance "food as medicine" research and coordinate nutrition communications in medical settings.
  • Processed-food manufacturers (not farms or restaurants) would need to let FDA copy recipe records and submit contents of nonlabeled ingredients like flavors and colors for Commissioner review and public listing.
  • FDA and policymakers would get a permanent Advisory Committee on Human Foods, an exemption for voluntary FDA research from the Paperwork Reduction Act, and a required public-private partnership on packaging chemicals with a report due within 18 months and then annually.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

New recipe disclosure for food makers

If enacted, persons (not farms or restaurants) who make, process, pack, distribute, receive, hold, or import processed foods would have to let designated FDA officers access and copy all records about recipes and product contents. These records must include labeled and non‑labeled ingredients and amounts, and manufacturers would have to submit details on non‑labeled contents such as flavors, colors, spices, and incidental additives. The FDA would publish a website listing those articles and their contents.

New FDA packaging research partnership

If enacted, the FDA Commissioner would form one or more public‑private partnerships to study food packaging and food‑contact materials. The partnerships would share information on composition, usage, and long‑term impacts and would give the FDA recommendations on limits for chemicals that touch food. The Commissioner would report to Congress within 18 months of forming the partnership and then annually on the partnership's work.

More FDA food research and guidance

If enacted, the bill would require HHS to set up a permanent Advisory Committee on Human Foods to advise the FDA on food science, nutrition, and safety. It would fund competitive grants, run by FDA and NIH, for research on infant nutrition, food biotechnology, dietary supplements, ultra‑processed foods, and supply‑chain resilience. The FDA would create a Center of Excellence on food‑as‑medicine run with the drug review center to study nutrition, drug interactions, and clinical nutrition programs. The bill would also let FDA exempt voluntary data collection done as part of FDA research from the Paperwork Reduction Act to speed studies.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]

CO • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 10/5/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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