3.0.0 3395 2023-01-11T13:18:24Z 2023-01-11T13:18:24Z House H HR 2009-07-29 111 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2009-07-30T15:39:20Z Referred to 2009-07-29T14:03:43Z 2009-07-30 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2009-07-29 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2009-07-29 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2086-2087) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-07-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-07-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000583 Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14] RON PAUL R TX 14 N B001149 Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] DAN BURTON R IN 5 2009-07-29 True C001076 Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] Jason Chaffetz R UT 3 2010-11-15 False Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Civil actions and liability Consumer affairs Department of Health and Human Services Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food supply, safety, and labeling Health promotion and preventive care Marketing and advertising Health 00 2009-07-29 Introduced in House 2009-10-23T14:33:13Z Health Freedom Act - Prohibits the federal government from preventing the use of a claim describing any nutrient in a food or dietary supplement as mitigating, treating, or preventing any disease, disease symptom, or health-related condition, unless in a final order following a trial on the merits a federal court finds clear and convincing evidence based on qualified expert opinion and published peer-reviewed scientific research that: (1) the claim is false and misleading in any material respect; and (2) there is no less speech restrictive alternative to claim suppression that can render the claim non-misleading.

Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem a food or dietary supplement for which a claim characterizing the relationship of a nutrient to a disease or health-related condition not to be included in the definition of "drug" solely because of such claim. Revokes all Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules prohibiting nutrient-disease relationship claims.

Revises the criteria for deeming a food misbranded when a claim for a nutrient is made.

Revises dietary supplement labeling exemptions to prohibit the government from preventing distribution of a publication concerning the sale of a food or dietary supplement unless: (1) it establishes that a claim contained in the publication names the specific food or supplement sold and represents that the food or supplement mitigates, treats, or prevents a disease; and (2) the claim is proven to be false and misleading in any material respect by final order of a federal court in accordance with this Act.

]]> Health Freedom Act Display Title Health Freedom Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act concerning claims about the effects of foods and dietary supplements on health-related conditions and disease, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Health Freedom Act Introduced in House 2009-07-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr3395ih/xml/BILLS-111hr3395ih.xml 2009-07-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.