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H.R. 14656 (94th)

Sugar Disclosure Labeling Act

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Introduced

1 July 1976

Last action

1 July 1976 · Introduced

Status

Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

Sponsors

Rep. Santini, James D. [D-NV-98], Rep. Anderson, Glenn M. [D-CA-32], Rep. Badillo, Herman [D-NY-21], Rep. Bingham, Jonathan B. [D-NY-22], Rep. Carney, Charles J. [D-OH-19], Rep. Chisholm, Shirley [D-NY-12], Rep. Corman, James C. [D-CA-21], Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2], Rep. Drinan, Robert F. [D-MA-4], Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10], Rep. Harrington, Michael J. [D-MA-6], Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7], Rep. Moffett, Toby [D-CT-6], Rep. Patterson, Jerry M. [D-CA-38], Rep. Simon, Paul [D-IL-24], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9], Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2], Rep. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO-2]

Subjects

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Source updated

2 September 2025

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Summary

Sugar Disclosure Labeling Act - Requires, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, that if the amount of sugar present in a package provides ten percent or more of the total calories in the food, the label must bear a declaration of the portion of the weight of food which is sugar.

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Timeline

  1. 1 July 1976

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 1 July 1976

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 1 July 1976

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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