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H.R. 1442119th CongressOn the floor calendarLatest action Jul 16, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: To ban the sale of products with a high concentration of sodium nitrite to individuals, and for other purposes.
Introduced:
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The bill bans consumer sales of products with 10% or more sodium nitrite by weight, misused in some suicides.
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This bill, the Youth Poisoning Protection Act, would classify consumer products containing 10% or more sodium nitrite by weight as "banned hazardous products" under existing consumer safety law. Food uses (like in bacon or deli meats) and industrial or commercial uses not sold directly to consumers would remain unaffected. The law would take effect 90 days after being signed.
Companies that sell concentrated sodium nitrite products directly to consumers, often marketed for home meat curing, would no longer be able to sell those high-concentration versions. Food producers and industrial users are not affected.
Pure, concentrated sodium nitrite has been misused in some suicide cases, prompting the restriction, while small amounts used as a food preservative remain legal and separately regulated.
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Right now: it's on the Senate floor calendar. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 116.