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SENATE 376119th CongressReferred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S6404)

A resolution recognizing suicide as a serious public health problem, expressing support for the designation of September 8, 2025, as "988 Day" and the role of 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

Last Action
9/8/2025

Actions

  • 2025-02-03Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • 2025-02-03Introduced in Senate

CRS Summary

As of 2025-02-03 (00)

Expanded Food Safety Investigation Act of 2025

This bill provides that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may, under specified circumstances, request access to a concentrated animal-feeding operation (i.e., a stabled or confined animal-feeding operation of a specified size) to conduct microbial sampling.

Specifically, the bill allows the FDA to request access if the FDA determines that sampling is necessary to facilitate an investigation of a foodborne-illness outbreak, determine the cause of an outbreak, or address other public health needs. Concentrated animal-feeding operations must provide reasonable access for sampling, including sampling of plants, animals, water, and the environment. The bill imposes penalties on operations that refuse to provide reasonable access. 

Data collected in sampling efforts under this bill must be shared with the Department of Agriculture and state and federal public health agencies to facilitate the detection, investigation, and prevention of foodborne illness.

Cosponsors (1)

  • Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)

Subjects

  • Agricultural research
  • Animal and plant health
  • Food supply, safety, and labeling
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Intergovernmental relations
  • Livestock
  • Meat
  • Medical research
  • Veterinary medicine and animal diseases
  • Water quality
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