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To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study on the impacts of arsenic, cadmium, mercury, and lead in infant formula on infant health and establish standards for regulating the content of such substances in infant formula.
Summary
This bill would require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study within one year on how arsenic, cadmium, mercury, and lead in infant formula affect infant health. Within 90 days of enactment, the Secretary must establish either enforcement action levels or maximum contamination limits for these four toxic metals in infant formula. The bill directs federal regulation of these substances to protect infants from potentially harmful metal exposure through their formula.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR)
3 cosponsors
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL)
- Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (R-MO)
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Tom Cotton’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $80,461
- APOLLO MANAGEMENT $25,600
- APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT $19,800
- BRODIE GENERATIONAL CAPITAL PARTNERS $13,200
- APOLLO $11,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Tom Cotton → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Jul 22, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. · senate
- Jul 22, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 22, 2025
Mr. Cotton (for himself, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Scott of Florida, and Mr. Hawley) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study on the impacts of arsenic, cadmium, mercury, and lead in infant formula on infant health and establish standards for regulating the content of such substances in infant formula.
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 “Safe Baby Formula Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. STUDY ON INFANT FORMULA.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall complete a study on the impacts of arsenic, cadmium, mercury, and lead in infant formula on infant health.
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION OF TOXIC METALS IN INFANT FORMULA.
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall—
(1) establish enforcement action levels with respect to arsenic, cadmium, mercury, and lead in infant formula; or
(2) establish, through rulemaking, maximum contamination levels for arsenic, cadmium, mercury, and lead in infant formula.
SEC. 4. DEFINITION.
In this Act, the term “infant formula” has the meaning given such term in section 201(z) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321(z)). <all>
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