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Youth Poisoning Protection Act

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This Act may be cited as the Youth Poisoning Protection Act.
Any consumer product containing a high concentration of sodium nitrite shall be considered to be a banned hazardous product under section 8 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2057).
Nothing in this section shall be construed to—
prohibit any commercial or industrial purpose in which high concentration sodium nitrite is not customarily produced or distributed for sale to, or use or consumption by, or enjoyment of, a consumer; and
apply to high concentration sodium nitrite that meets the definition of a drug, device, or cosmetic (as such terms are defined in sections 201(g), (h), and (i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321(g), (h), and (i))), or food (as defined in section 201(f) of such Act (21 U.S.C. 321(f))), including poultry and poultry products (as such terms are defined in sections 4(e) and (f) of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 453(e)and (f))), meat and meat food products (as such terms are defined in section 1(j) of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601(j))), and eggs and egg products (as such terms are defined in section 4 of the Egg Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 1033)).
For purposes of this section:
The term consumer product has the meaning given that term under section 3(a)(5) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(5)).
The term high concentration of sodium nitrite means a concentration of 10 or more percent by weight of sodium nitrite.
This section shall take effect 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

Legislative Timeline

6 actions
  1. Jul 29, 2025
    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment. With written report No. 119-49.
  2. Jul 29, 2025 Senate
    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment. With written report No. 119-49.
  3. Jul 29, 2025 Senate
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 132.
  4. Mar 12, 2025 Senate
    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  5. Jan 29, 2025
    Introduced in Senate
  6. Jan 29, 2025 Senate
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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