United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 8531 (94th)
Food Supplement Amendment
Introduced
10 July 1975
Last action
10 July 1975 · Introduced
Status
Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Sponsors
Rep. Randall, William J. [D-MO-4], Rep. Bafalis, L. A. (Skip) [R-FL-10], Rep. Beard, Edward [D-RI-2], Rep. Bevill, Tom [D-AL-4], Rep. Burgener, Clair W. [R-CA-43], Rep. Collins, James M. [R-TX-3], Rep. Conlan, John B. [R-AZ-4], Rep. Findley, Paul [R-IL-20], Rep. Hansen, George V. [R-ID-2], Rep. Hicks, Floyd V. [D-WA-6], Rep. Holt, Marjorie S. [R-MD-4], Rep. Johnson, Harold T. [D-CA-1], Rep. Lloyd, Marilyn [D-TN-3], Rep. Lott, Trent [R-MS-5], Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT], Rep. Miller, Clarence E. [R-OH-10], Rep. Robinson, J. Kenneth [R-VA-7], Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8], Rep. Ryan, Leo J. [D-CA-11], Rep. Talcott, Burt L. [R-CA-16], Rep. Treen, David C. [R-LA-3]
Subjects
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Source updated
2 September 2025
Summary
Food Supplement Amendment - Defines the term "food supplement" for purposes of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act to mean food for special dietary uses, and defines the meaning of "special dietary uses" as particular uses of food for man which meets specified requirements. Provides that in administering such Act the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall not limit the potency, number, combination, amount, or variety of any synthetic or natural vitamin, mineral, or other nutritional substance or ingredient of any food for special dietary uses unless such articles is injurious to health in the recommended dosage.
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Timeline
10 July 1975
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
10 July 1975
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
10 July 1975
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
1 official file
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 10 July 1975
Sponsors
- Rep. Randall, William J. [D-MO-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bafalis, L. A. (Skip) [R-FL-10] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Beard, Edward [D-RI-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bevill, Tom [D-AL-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Burgener, Clair W. [R-CA-43] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Collins, James M. [R-TX-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Conlan, John B. [R-AZ-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Findley, Paul [R-IL-20] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hansen, George V. [R-ID-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hicks, Floyd V. [D-WA-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Holt, Marjorie S. [R-MD-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Harold T. [D-CA-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lloyd, Marilyn [D-TN-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lott, Trent [R-MS-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Miller, Clarence E. [R-OH-10] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Robinson, J. Kenneth [R-VA-7] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ryan, Leo J. [D-CA-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Talcott, Burt L. [R-CA-16] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Treen, David C. [R-LA-3] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/94th-congress/house-bill/8531
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/94/hr/8531
- us · 94-hr-8531 · source updated 2 September 2025