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H.R. 933

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 933, the Defending Domestic Orange Juice Production Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Feb 4, 2025 by Rep. Scott Franklin (R) with 25 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Feb 4, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Record

Text

H.R. 933 has 25 co-sponsors.

hb933/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 933 IH: Defending Domestic Orange Juice Production Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-04
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 933  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 4, 2025   Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida  (for himself,  Ms. Wasserman Schultz ,  Mrs. Cammack ,  Mr. Soto ,  Ms. Lee of Florida ,  Mr. Bilirakis ,  Mr. Bean of Florida ,  Mr. Diaz-Balart ,  Mr. Frost ,  Mr. Gimenez ,  Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida ,  Mr. Webster of Florida ,  Ms. Castor of Florida ,  Mr. Rutherford ,  Ms. Salazar ,  Mr. Mills ,  Mr. Moskowitz ,  Ms. Wilson of Florida ,  Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick ,  Mr. Dunn of Florida ,  Mr. Buchanan ,  Mr. Steube ,  Mr. Haridopolos ,  Mr. Donalds ,  Mrs. Luna , and  Mr. Mast ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To modify the minimum required weight of orange juice soluble solids.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Defending Domestic Orange Juice Production Act of 2025  .
2.
Revision of pasteurized orange juice standards
(a)
In general
Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, the standard of identity for  pasteurized orange juice , established in section 146.140 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations), shall be deemed to require finished pasteurized orange juice to contain not less than 10.0 percent by weight of orange juice soluble solids, exclusive of the solids of any added optional sweetening ingredients.
(b)
Regulation authority
Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate regulations to amend the standard of identity for pasteurized orange juice.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-02-04
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Feb 4, 2025

hb933/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (02/04/2025)

Defending Domestic Orange Juice Production Act of 2025

This bill requires finished pasteurized orange juice to contain at least 10% by weight of orange juice soluble solids, exclusive of the solids of any added optional sweetening ingredients. (Current regulations require at least 10.5% by weight of orange juice soluble solids.)

Sponsors

Rep. Scott Franklin (R) sponsors H.R. 933, and 25 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 933 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Feb 4, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 933 has taken 2 actions since Feb 4, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 4, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Feb 4, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Energy and Commerce Committee

Votes

H.R. 933 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 933.

Titles

H.R. 933 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Defending Domestic Orange Juice Production Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Defending Domestic Orange Juice Production Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To modify the minimum required weight of orange juice soluble solids. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

5 clients hired 4 firms and 16 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 933 in 12 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Budget/Appropriations, Trade (domestic/foreign), Beverage Industry, Environment/Superfund, Sports/Athletics, Banking.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
JUICE PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION, INC.Industry trade group 501 organization representing the juice processing industry in US.District of Columbia14$120K
FLORIDA CITRUS MUTUAL—Florida13$150K
COCA-COLA COMPANY—Georgia13—
MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL, INC.Snack companyDistrict of Columbia11$30K
CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA CREDIT UNION LEAGUES—California11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD27$270K
THE COCA-COLA COMPANY13—
CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA CREDIT UNION LEAGUES11—
THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC11$30K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
GEOFF VERHOFF125
DAVID HAINES113
ELIZABETH THOMPSON113
ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN113
KATHERINE MORLEY113
RYAN ELLIS113
SHAUN GARRISON113
ANNA ABRAM122
CHRISTINA BARONE112
JEFFREY BECKER111
JOHN CHRISTIE111
JOHN GILLILAND111
MICHAEL GAFFIN111
MIKE MULLEN111
STEPHANIE CUEVAS111
TREVOR KOLEGO111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
COCA-COLA COMPANYTHE COCA-COLA COMPANY2025 second_quarter$1.3M2nd Quarter - Report
COCA-COLA COMPANYTHE COCA-COLA COMPANY2025 first_quarter$1.2M1st Quarter - Report
COCA-COLA COMPANYTHE COCA-COLA COMPANY2025 third_quarter$1M3rd Quarter - Report
CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA CREDIT UNION LEAGUESCALIFORNIA AND NEVADA CREDIT UNION LEAGUES2026 second_quarter$110K2nd Quarter - Report
FLORIDA CITRUS MUTUALAKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD2025 fourth_quarter$50K4th Quarter - Report
FLORIDA CITRUS MUTUALAKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD2025 third_quarter$50K3rd Quarter - Report
FLORIDA CITRUS MUTUALAKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD2025 second_quarter$50K2nd Quarter - Report
MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL, INC.THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC2026 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
JUICE PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION, INC.AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD2025 fourth_quarter$30K4th Quarter - Report
JUICE PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION, INC.AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD2025 third_quarter$30K3rd Quarter - Report
JUICE PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION, INC.AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD2025 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
JUICE PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION, INC.AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD2025 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 933 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 933’s is Health.

hr933/policy-areas.txt
HealthAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 933 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Administrative law and regulatory procedures to Nutrition and diet.

hr933/subjects.txt
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of Health and Human ServicesNutrition and diet

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 933, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 4, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida:H.R. 933.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Congress is granted the authority to introduce and enactthis legislation pursuant to Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S.Constitution.[Page H460]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com