S. 1822

Summary

S. 1822, the SAFE FOOD Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on May 20, 2025 by Sen. Tom Cotton (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry, and last saw action on May 20, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Record

Text

S. 1822 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 S1822 IS: Study And Framework for Efficiency in Food Oversight and Organizational Design Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-05-20
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  II
  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  S. 1822
  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  May 20, 2025
  Mr. Cotton  introduced the following bill;
  which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
  Forestry
  A BILL
To provide for a study on the consolidation of food safety agencies, and for
  other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Study And Framework for Efficiency in Food Oversight and Organizational Design Act of 2025   or the   SAFE FOOD Act of 2025  .
2.
Study on consolidation of food safety agencies
(a)
Study
Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct a study on the consolidation of Federal agencies with a primary role in ensuring food safety in the United States (including the Food Safety and Inspection Service, the Food and Drug Administration, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) into a single agency.
(b)
Report
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report containing—
(1)
the results of the study; and
(2)
any recommendations of the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to the consolidation.

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Sponsors

Sen. Tom Cotton (R) sponsors S. 1822, and 1 member has co-sponsored it.

Tom Cotton

Sen. · R–AR · Sponsor

Introduced May 20, 2025

David McCormick

Sen. · R–PA · Co-sponsor

Joined May 11, 2026

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Committees

S. 1822 went before 1 committee: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Referred To · May 20, 2025 · 334 Bills

Actions

S. 1822 has taken 2 actions since May 20, 2025.

Votes

S. 1822 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 1822 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• SAFE FOOD Act of 2025 — Display Title
• SAFE FOOD Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Study And Framework for Efficiency in Food Oversight and Organizational Design Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• A bill to provide for a study on the consolidation of food safety agencies, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 6 registered lobbyists who named S. 1822 in 6 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, Banking, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 1822 under Agriculture and Food, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

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