A bill to restrict the authority of the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare with respect to the regulation of vitamin and mineral products for over-the-counter use.

Summary

Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to exclude from the definition of food additive the food itself, a combination of foods, or foods for special dietary use, or the ingredients thereof, unless being used as preservatives or flavors for a food. Provides that foods for special dietary use, or for preservation or treatment of dietary deficiency conditions, shall not be classified as drugs.

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Timeline

1. 21 May 1981

   Introduced

   Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 21 May 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 2 June 1981

   Committee

   Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department; OMB.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 21 May 1981

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Chiles, Lawton [D-FL] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Hayakawa, Samuel Ichiye [R-CA] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. East, John P. [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Williams, Harrison A., Jr. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Hawkins, Paula [R-FL] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Cannon, Howard W. [D-NV] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
• · sshr00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← A bill entitled the "Voluntary Vitamins Act of 1981".