Bill moves infant formula injury lawsuits to federal courts.
S. 4940 — Specialized Infant Formula Protection Act · Filed by Joni Ernst (R-IA) · Introduced Jun 24, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill sends formula injury lawsuits to federal courts. State courts will no longer hear these cases. Any defendant can move a case to federal court alone. The bill applies to cases already filed in state courts.
Who it affects
Families with babies hurt by defective formula are affected. Formula makers are affected. Federal courts will handle more cases.
One thing to notice
Federal courts have stricter rules for lawsuits. The bill does not show state courts stopped formula production.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Jun 24, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Jun 24, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- federal courts — Courts run by the U.S. government that handle cases across state lines.
- state courts — Courts run by each state that handle cases within that state.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (2,720 characters) on Aug 12, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,206 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-17.
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