Infant formula makers must test for germs and tell FDA fast.

What it does

The bill makes infant formula companies test finished products for dangerous germs. If they find germs, they must tell the FDA within one business day. The FDA and the company then work together to remove bad batches from stores. The FDA must write reports to Congress four times a year. The reports cover formula safety and supply. The FDA must also meet with companies, doctors, and others regularly. These meetings find better ways to stop germs and keep enough formula available.

Who it affects

Babies and families get safer formula because bad batches are caught and removed faster. Infant formula companies must set up testing and reporting systems. The FDA must track safety and supply and share what it learns.

One thing to notice

Companies have one business day to report germs to the FDA. This fast deadline means companies need strong testing systems in place all the time.

From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.

Where it stands

9 cosponsors: 6 Democrats, 3 Republicans.

• Jan 28, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
• Jan 28, 2025 — Referred to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions”
• Jan 15, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature…”
• Apr 28, 2026 — Passed the Senate · Congress.gov: “Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.”

Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.

Money around this bill

2 groups reported lobbying about this bill. They filed 3 reports from Dec 2025 to Jun 2026.

Those reports show $684,000 in lobbying spending. Each report lists about 5 bills. So that money was not all for this bill.

More groups named this bill than 41% of bills with any report.

Gary Peters, who sponsored the bill, received $-186,100 from PACs for the 2026 election.

• Food Marketplace Inc — $584,000 in 1 report
• Bobbie Baby, Inc. — $100,000 in 2 reports

Lobbying is legal. These reports show who lobbied about this bill, not what changed.

Words to know

• batches — Groups of formula made at the same time in the same way.
• germs — Tiny living things like bacteria that can make people sick.
• lobbying — Trying to influence lawmakers about a bill. Companies and groups pay people to do this.
• PACs — Groups that collect money and give it to candidates for office.
• sponsored — To sponsor a bill is to introduce it in Congress and put your name on it.