[Report No. 119–67]
February 18, 2025
Mrs. Trahan (for herself, Mr. Carey, and Mr. Neguse) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
April 24, 2025
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
To ban the sale of products with a high concentration of sodium nitr ite to individuals, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Short title
This title may be cited as the Youth Poisoning Protection Act
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Sec. 2. Banning of products containing a high concentration of sodium nitrite
(a) In general
Any consumer product containing a high concentration of sodium nitrite shall be considered to be a banned hazardous product under section 8 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2057).
(b) Rule of construction
Nothing in this section shall be construed to—
(1)
prohibit any commercial or industrial purpose in which high concentration sodium nitrite is not customarily produced or distributed for sale to, or use or consumption by, or enjoyment of, a consumer; and
(2)
apply to high concentration sodium nitrite that meets the definition of a drug, device, or cosmetic (as such terms are defined in sections 201(g), (h), and (i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321(g), (h), and (i))), or food (as defined in section 201(f) of such Act (21 U.S.C. 321(f))), including poultry and poultry products (as such terms are defined in sections 4(e) and (f) of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 453(e)and (f))), meat and meat food products (as such terms are defined in section 1(j) of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601(j))), and eggs and egg products (as such terms are defined in section 4 of the Egg Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 1033)).
(c) Definitions
For purposes of this section:
(1) Consumer product
The term consumer product
has the meaning given that term under section 3(a)(5) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(5)).
(2) High concentration of sodium nitrite
The term high concentration
of sodium nitrite means a concentration of 10 or more percent by weight of sodium nitrite.
(d) Effective date
This section shall take effect 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.