United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1684 (101st)
Foods Are Not Drugs Act of 1989
Introduced
5 April 1989
Last action
24 April 1989 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Sponsors
Rep. Dannemeyer, William E. [R-CA-39], Rep. Jacobs, Andrew, Jr. [D-IN-10], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-46], Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3], Rep. Nielson, Howard C. [R-UT-3], Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6], Rep. Ritter, Don [R-PA-15], Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-8], Rep. Shumway, Norman D. [R-CA-14], Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19], Rep. Moorhead, Carlos J. [R-CA-22], Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-26], Rep. Slaughter, D. French, Jr. [R-VA-7], Rep. Bentley, Helen Delich [R-MD-2], Rep. Rhodes, John J., III [R-AZ-1], Rep. Packard, Ron [R-CA-48], Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID], Rep. Anderson, Glenn M. [D-CA-32]
Subjects
Agriculture
Source updated
3 June 2026
Summary
Foods Are Not Drugs Act of 1989 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to exclude from the definitions of "drug" and of "food additive" foods for special dietary use, i.e. vitamins and minerals, where such foods are promoted or offered for sale in the diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease. Provides that food shall be considered misbranded if oral representations have been made with respect to the food which are false or misleading in any particular.
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Timeline
5 April 1989
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
5 April 1989
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 April 1989
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
24 April 1989
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · — · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Dannemeyer, William E. [R-CA-39] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Jacobs, Andrew, Jr. [D-IN-10] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-46] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Nielson, Howard C. [R-UT-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Ritter, Don [R-PA-15] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Shumway, Norman D. [R-CA-14] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Moorhead, Carlos J. [R-CA-22] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-26] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Slaughter, D. French, Jr. [R-VA-7] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bentley, Helen Delich [R-MD-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rhodes, John J., III [R-AZ-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Packard, Ron [R-CA-48] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Anderson, Glenn M. [D-CA-32] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/house-bill/1684
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/101/hr/1684
- us · 101-hr-1684 · source updated 3 June 2026