[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 126 (Monday, August 3, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4411-S4412]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     YOUTH POISONING PROTECTION ACT

  Mr. MORAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 132, S. 289.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 289) to ban the sale of products with a high 
     concentration of sodium nitrite to individuals, and for other 
     purposes.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, 
which had been reported from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation.
  Mr. MORAN. I ask that the bill be considered read a third time.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading and was read 
the third time.
  Mr. MORAN. I know of no further debate on the bill.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there is no further debate on the bill, the 
bill having been read the third time, the question is, Shall the bill 
pass?
  The bill (S. 289) was passed as follows:

                                 S. 289

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

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     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Youth Poisoning Protection 
     Act''.

     SEC. 2. BANNING OF PRODUCTS CONTAINING A HIGH CONCENTRATION 
                   OF SODIUM NITRITE.

       (a) In General.--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).
       (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to--
       (1) 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
       (2) 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)).
       (c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) Consumer product.--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)).
       (2) High concentration of sodium nitrite.--The term ``high 
     concentration of sodium nitrite'' means a concentration of 10 
     or more percent by weight of sodium nitrite.
       (d) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect 90 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act.
  Mr. MORAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the motion to 
reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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