This bill mandates the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a comprehensive assessment of food products imported into the United States from foreign facilities . The assessment will evaluate the level of risk to public health associated with these products, considering factors like country of origin, history of health safety violations, and recall data. It will also analyze the volume of imported products and the degree of coordination between U.S. and foreign regulators during inspections. Within one year of enactment, the Secretary must publish the assessment's findings on a publicly accessible website of the Department of Health and Human Services. This publication will include a summary of findings, annual targets for Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspections of foreign facilities, and a comparison with the actual number of inspections conducted. Furthermore, it requires a description of high-level inspection trends and an evaluation of whether risk-based inspections align with the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act , with ongoing updates to this information.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Protecting America’s Food Supply Act of 2026
USA119th CongressHR-9749| House
| Updated: 7/16/2026
This bill mandates the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a comprehensive assessment of food products imported into the United States from foreign facilities . The assessment will evaluate the level of risk to public health associated with these products, considering factors like country of origin, history of health safety violations, and recall data. It will also analyze the volume of imported products and the degree of coordination between U.S. and foreign regulators during inspections. Within one year of enactment, the Secretary must publish the assessment's findings on a publicly accessible website of the Department of Health and Human Services. This publication will include a summary of findings, annual targets for Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspections of foreign facilities, and a comparison with the actual number of inspections conducted. Furthermore, it requires a description of high-level inspection trends and an evaluation of whether risk-based inspections align with the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act , with ongoing updates to this information.