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Protecting America’s Food Supply Act of 2026

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct an assessment of food products imported into the United States from foreign facilities, and for other purposes.

Introduced Jul 16, 2026

Latest action (Jul 16, 2026) Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Referred to
Energy and Commerce Committee
Policy area
Health
Issues
Healthcare

Summary
  • Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct an assessment of food products imported into the United States from foreign facilities to evaluate the level of public health risk, including a breakdown by country of origin.
  • Requires the assessment to include a review of the history of health safety violations and recalls associated with imported food products, the volume of products entering the United States, and the level of coordination between U.S. and foreign regulators in conducting inspections.
  • Requires the Secretary to publish findings on a public website of the Department of Health and Human Services within one year of enactment, including a summary of findings and identification of annual FDA inspection targets for foreign food facilities.
  • Requires the published information to include the actual number of FDA inspections of foreign food facilities that were conducted, trends by commodity and country of origin, and an assessment of whether risk-based inspections align with FDA Food Safety Modernization Act requirements.
  • Requires the Secretary to update the published information on an ongoing basis.

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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor

Actions (2)
  1. Jul 16, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house
  2. Jul 16, 2026 Introduced in House

Similar bills (6)

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  • S 4974 — Making America's Food Safer Act · Introduced Jul 22, 2026 · Cong. 119 78%
  • HR 852 — Expanded Food Safety Investigation Act of 2025 · Introduced Jan 31, 2025 · Cong. 119 74%
  • S 2341 — Ensuring Safe and Toxic-Free Foods Act of 2025 · Introduced Jul 17, 2025 · Cong. 119 72%
  • HR 8430 — Federal and State Food Safety Information Sharing Act of 2026 · Introduced Apr 22, 2026 · Cong. 119 72%
  • HR 8432 — To provide the Food and Drug Administration needed authorities to carry out its regulatory mission with respect to human foods, to provide additional resources and authorities with respect to human foods research, and for other purposes. · Introduced Apr 22, 2026 · Cong. 119 71%
  • HR 8431 — Third-Party Certification and Inspection Modernization Act of 2026 · Introduced Apr 22, 2026 · Cong. 119 71%

Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 16, 2026

Mr. Lawler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct an assessment of food products imported into the United States from foreign facilities, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Protecting America’s Food Supply Act of 2026”.

SEC. 2. ASSESSMENT OF FOOD PRODUCTS IMPORTED INTO THE UNITED STATES FROM FOREIGN FACILITIES.

(a) In General.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall conduct an assessment of food products imported into the United States from foreign facilities for the purpose of evaluating—

(1) the level of risk to public health associated with such food products, including a breakdown by the country of origin;

(2) the history of health safety violations and recalls associated with such products;

(3) the volume of such products entering the United States; and

(4) the level of coordination between United States and foreign regulators in conducting inspections of such products.

(b) Publication of Information.—

(1) In general.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish on a publicly accessible website of the Department of Health and Human Services information relating to the assessment to be conducted under subsection (a), including—

(A) a summary of the findings of the Secretary based on the assessment;

(B) an identification of annual targets for the number of inspections of foreign food facilities to conducted by the Food and Drug Administration;

(C) an identification of the actual number of such inspections that were conducted;

(D) a description of high-level trends associated with such inspections, including a breakdown by commodity and country of origin; and

(E) an assessment of whether the risk-based inspections of foreign food facilities conducted by the Food and Drug Administration are in alignment with the requirements of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (Public Law 111-353), including the amendments made by that Act.

(2) Updates.—The Secretary shall update the information to be published under paragraph (1) on an ongoing basis. <all>

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