Protecting America’s Food Supply Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Representative Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would boost public oversight by requiring a government assessment and regular public reporting to increase _transparency on the safety of imported food_. It would direct the Department of Health and Human Services and the Food and Drug Administration to assess risks by country, review violation and recall histories, measure import volumes, and evaluate coordination with foreign regulators, then publish findings within 1 year and update them ongoingly.
Show full summary
- Families and consumers would get a publicly accessible summary of safety risks and trends by commodity and country of origin, helping people see where imports pose higher risks.
- Regulators at HHS and the FDA would have to identify and publish annual targets for inspections and the actual number of foreign facility inspections, plus report whether inspections align with the Food Safety Modernization Act.
- Importers and foreign food facilities would face greater public scrutiny because the assessment must include violation and recall histories and a review of inspection coordination.
Personalized for You
How does this bill affect your finances?
Personalize government policy and PRIA will tell you what this bill means for your household, plus every other piece of legislation we track. PRIA reads each provision against your financial profile to show you exactly what matters to your wallet.
Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
More transparency on imported food
This bill would require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to assess foods imported from foreign facilities for public health risk, past safety violations and recalls, import volumes, and coordination with foreign regulators. The Secretary would publish the assessment on an HHS public website not later than 1 year after enactment and would update the information regularly. The website would include a summary of findings; annual targets for FDA inspections of foreign food facilities and the actual number of inspections; trend summaries by commodity and country of origin; and an assessment of whether FDA's risk-based foreign inspections align with the Food Safety Modernization Act. The bill does not include explicit new funding or enforcement changes in the text.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
NY • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
NJ • D
Sponsored 7/20/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
View on Congress.gov