119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Jul 14, 2026
Making America's Food Safer Act
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Latest action (Oct 5, 2026): Held at the desk.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Reported to Senate (Jul 28, 2026)
Making America's Food Safer Act
This bill expands the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) authority to require the destruction of unsafe imported foods, share food safety information, and make use of food facility audit information.
Specifically, the bill authorizes the FDA to order the destruction, without the opportunity for export, of any item that (1) is refused import into the United States; (2) violates federal law regulating food, drugs, medical devices, cosmetics, and tobacco products; and (3) presents a significant public health concern. Before issuing a destruction order, the FDA must provide an item’s owner or consignee with appropriate due process, including notice and an opportunity to appear. If an order is issued, the item’s owner or consignee must destroy it within 90 days at their own cost.
The bill also generally authorizes the FDA to share unredacted food safety information with state, local, tribal, and territorial authorities, including information related to foodborne illness tracking, recalls and outbreaks, and other topics. During a food safety incident, the FDA may disclose certain commercial information that is otherwise protected from disclosure.
Finally, the bill expands the FDA’s third-party audit system to make domestic food facilities eligible for voluntary audits. (Foreign facilities are eligible under current law.) The bill also authorizes the FDA to use audit results and related certifications to analyze risks and prioritize regulatory activities (e.g., inspections) to protect public health. (This information is currently used to determine whether specific food, or food from a specific facility, is eligible for import.)
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Held at the desk.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5121-5122; text: CR S5121-5122)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5121-5122; text: CR S5121-5122)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 530.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Cassidy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Cassidy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced in Senate
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Administrative law and regulatory procedures · Department of Health and Human Services · Food supply, safety, and labeling · Intergovernmental relations · Licensing and registrations
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INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$220,345
Spent on own lobbying
…e Commissioner of Food and Drugs to reassess the safety of chemicals added to food, and for other purposes; S. 5026 - Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act of 2026; S. 4974 - Making America's Food Safer Act; HR. 7567 - Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026; HR 8646 - FY2027 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Adm…
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SOUTHERN SHRIMP ALLIANCE · lobbying firm or registrant: PICARD KENTZ & ROWE LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Sep 23, 2026 · issue area: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$45,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…t, supports the development of methods to identify seafood species and country of origin for IUU fishing enforcement and provides related technical assistance. S.4974 - Making America's Food Safer Act, authorizes FDA to destroy regulated adulterated imports posing a significant public health concern, rather than allowing the…
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