United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2868 (105th)
Consumer Health Free Speech Act
Introduced
7 November 1997
Last action
14 November 1997 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Sponsors
Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14], Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Rep. Bonilla, Henry [R-TX-23], Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2], Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8], Rep. Cook, Merrill [R-UT-2], Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1], Rep. Inglis, Bob [R-SC-4], Rep. Snowbarger, Vince [R-KS-3]
Subjects
Agriculture
Source updated
3 June 2026
Summary
Consumer Health Free Speech Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to exclude food from the definition of "drug." Deems a food adulterated if it is a dietary supplement or contains a dietary ingredient that: (1) presents a significant and unreasonable (currently, significant or unreasonable) risk of illness or injury under ordinary or label-suggested use; or (2) is a new dietary ingredient for which there is inadequate information to provide reasonable assurance that the ingredient does not present a significant and unreasonable (currently, significant or unreasonable) risk of illness or injury.
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Timeline
7 November 1997
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
7 November 1997
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
7 November 1997
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 November 1997
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 7 November 1997 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bonilla, Henry [R-TX-23] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cook, Merrill [R-UT-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Inglis, Bob [R-SC-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Snowbarger, Vince [R-KS-3] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/2868
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2868
- us · 105-hr-2868 · source updated 3 June 2026