H.R. 2715 · 119th Congress · Health
Destruction of Hazardous Imports Act
How the House voted
Yea from the left, nay from the right, each side by party
House · Jul 20, 2026
Passed by voice vote.
Passed the House on July 20, 2026.
Latest action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- IntroducedApr 8, 2025
- CommitteeJun 18, 2026
- Passed HouseJul 20, 2026
- Passed Senate
- Became law
On the record
- Cosponsors
- 18
- 4 Democrats, 14 Republicans
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsHouse Committee on Energy and Commerce
- Lobbying
- At least 4
- organizations named it2026 Q1 to 2026 Q3
What it does
The bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to let the Secretary of Health and Human Services order the destruction of an imported article that was refused admission and that the Secretary finds presents a significant public health concern.
The bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to let the Secretary of Health and Human Services order the destruction of an imported article that was refused admission and that the Secretary finds presents a significant public health concern. The destruction order is issued without giving the owner the option to export the article instead. The owner or consignee must destroy the article within 90 days and pay the cost, after a due process step that includes notice and a chance to be heard. Moving or exporting an article that is under a destruction order becomes a prohibited act. The new authority does not take effect until the FDA issues final implementing regulations, a process the bill allows up to roughly two and a half years to complete.
Each stop is a step the bill’s own record states, with the date it happened. A ring is a step not yet taken. A bill becomes law when the President signs it or Congress overrides a veto.
At least 4 organizations named this measure in a lobbying filing. A floor, not a total: they were counted by the client name on 7 quarterly reports filed by 4 lobbying firms in 2026 Q1, 2026 Q2 and 2026 Q3. An organization that lobbied this measure without naming it is not counted here.
The filings record that lobbying was reported on the measure. The form has no per-bill dollar figure and no field for a position, so nothing here says how much was spent or which side an organization took.
The organizations named: Southern Shrimp Alliance; Novo Nordisk, Inc.; National Confectioners Association; Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America Inc. Listed as filed. They are every client name on the filings counted here.
From the LD-2 quarterly lobbying filings published at lda.gov by the Senate Office of Public Records. Read for 2025 Q1, 2025 Q2, 2025 Q3, 2025 Q4, 2026 Q1, 2026 Q2 and 2026 Q3. Our copy holds 24 fewer filings for 2025 Q1, 39 fewer filings for 2025 Q2, 42 fewer filings for 2025 Q3, 33 fewer filings for 2025 Q4, 28 fewer filings for 2026 Q1, 48 fewer filings for 2026 Q2 and 218 fewer filings for 2026 Q3 than the Senate's register counts, so those quarters are the filings we could read rather than every one filed. 2026 Q4 is still inside its filing window, so that quarter is only the filings posted so far.
Congress.gov bill status and cosponsor records; the House Clerk and Senate roll calls; lobbying reports filed under the Lobbying Disclosure Act (lda.gov); the plain summary and provisions are read from the bill text, each with its section.