United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3984 (112th)
APPLE Juice Act of 2012
Introduced
8 February 2012
Last action
10 February 2012 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsors
Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43], Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32]
Subjects
Agriculture
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Arsenic Prevention and Protection from Lead Exposure in Juice Act of 2012 or the APPLE Juice Act of 2012 - Directs the Commissioner of Food and Drugs (FDA) to promulgate final regulations establishing tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to limit the quantity of total arsenic and lead in beverages containing fruit juice. Requires the limitations on total arsenic and lead in such beverages to be no less stringent than the allowable level for total arsenic and lead in bottled water under the FFDCA. Provides that if there are no such tolerances in effect within two years, a beverage containing fruit juice shall be deemed to be adulterated if the quantity of total arsenic or lead in the beverage exceeds the limits of the allowable level for total arsenic or lead, respectively, in bottled water.
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Timeline
8 February 2012
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
8 February 2012
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
8 February 2012
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
10 February 2012
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 8 February 2012 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/3984
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3984
- us · 112-hr-3984 · source updated 14 August 2025