Condemning the attack on the Argentine Jewish Mutual Association Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in July 1994, and encouraging accountability for the attack.
- Last Action
- 7/17/2025
Actions
- 2025-01-21Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 2025-01-21Introduced in House
- 2025-01-21Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2025-01-21 (00)
Pet Food Uniform Regulatory Reform Act of 2025 or the PURR Act of 2025
This bill establishes the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) as the sole regulatory authority over pet food for dogs and cats. It also provides certain flexibilities for pet food manufacturers with respect to the types of ingredients they may use and the associated labeling and marketing requirements.
The bill specifies that, with exceptions for certain existing oversight activities, no state or local government may establish, implement, or enforce any authority or requirement relating to pet food marketing or labeling and instead provides for oversight by the CVM.
The bill requires the CVM to review and act on pet food ingredient submissions within 90 days. Additionally, the bill provides a presumption that pet food ingredients are generally recognized as safe (GRAS) if they are recognized as acceptable per the Association of American Feed Control Officials and the CVM does not find otherwise. Manufacturers may voluntarily notify the CVM of ingredients that are considered GRAS but that have not yet been specifically recognized as such.
The bill also allows manufacturers to state, without prior approval, that their products (1) sometimes, but not always, have certain ingredients (e.g., flavors); (2) have certain health benefits (e.g., tartar control); or (3) are human grade or natural, if certain conditions are met.
Cosponsors (15)
- David Valadao (R-CA)
- Adrian Smith (R-NE)
- Josh Harder (D-CA)
- Derek Schmidt (R-KS)
- Rudy Yakym (R-IN)
- Jake Ellzey (R-TX)
- Ann Wagner (R-MO)
- Tracey Mann (R-KS)
- Ron Estes (R-KS)
- Mark Amodei (R-NV)
- Donald Davis (D-NC)
- Timothy Kennedy (D-NY)
- Mark Alford (R-MO)
- Robert Aderholt (R-AL)
- Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI)
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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