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Defending Domestic Orange Juice Production Act of 2025
To modify the minimum required weight of orange juice soluble solids.
Summary
This bill modifies the federal standard of identity for pasteurized orange juice by requiring finished pasteurized orange juice to contain at least 10.0 percent by weight of orange juice soluble solids, excluding any added sweetening ingredients. The change takes effect upon enactment and updates the existing standard in federal regulations. The bill preserves the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to further amend the orange juice standard in the future.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL] (R-FL)
1 cosponsor
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL)
Actions (2)
- Apr 2, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. · senate
- Apr 2, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 2, 2025
Mrs. Moody (for herself and Mr. Scott of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
A BILL
To modify the minimum required weight of orange juice soluble solids.
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 “Defending Domestic Orange Juice Production Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. REVISION OF PASTEURIZED ORANGE JUICE STANDARDS.
(a) In General.—Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, the standard of identity for “pasteurized orange juice”, established in section 146.140 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, shall be deemed to require finished pasteurized orange juice to contain not less than 10.0 percent by weight of orange juice soluble solids, exclusive of the solids of any added optional sweetening ingredients.
(b) Regulation Authority.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate regulations to amend the standard of identity for pasteurized orange juice. <all>
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