United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2538 (97th)
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to delete certain requirements applicable to food additives and color additives.
Introduced
17 March 1981
Last action
18 March 1981 · Referred
Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Sponsors
Rep. Foley, Thomas S. [D-WA-5]
Subjects
Agriculture
Source updated
3 June 2026
Summary
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to repeal the blanket prohibition against regulations deeming safe any cancer-inducing food additives or color additives in food, drugs, or cosmetics (the "Delaney clause"). Abolishes the advisory committee of experts established to review regulations disapproving color additives as cancer-inducing.
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Timeline
17 March 1981
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
17 March 1981
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 March 1981
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
18 March 1981
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
1 official file
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 17 March 1981
Sponsors
- Rep. Foley, Thomas S. [D-WA-5] · D · Sponsor
- · hsif00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/house-bill/2538
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/97/hr/2538
- us · 97-hr-2538 · source updated 3 June 2026