H.R. 4737

Summary

H.R. 4737, the Apeel Reveal Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Jul 23, 2025 by Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Jul 23, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Record

Text

H.R. 4737 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 HR 4737 IH: Apeel Reveal Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-07-23
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4737  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   July 23, 2025   Mr. Stutzman  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the disclosure of certain product coatings used on fruits and vegetables, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Apeel Reveal Act of 2025  .
2.
Labeling requirement for fruits and vegetables with certain product coatings
(a)
In general
Section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 343 ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(z)
(1)
If it is a fruit or vegetable with a covered product coating, unless it bears labeling disclosing the use of such product coating.
(2)
In this subsection, the term  covered product coating  means a coating that is directly applied to a fruit or vegetable to extend the shelf life of the fruit or vegetable. Such term includes Apeel Sciences product coatings, including Edipeel and Organipeel.
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(b)
Applicability
(1)
Guidance
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall issue guidance on the disclosure required to satisfy the amendment made by subsection (a).
(2)
Misbranding
Section 403(z) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (as added by subsection (a)) shall apply to any fruit or vegetable labeled on or after the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.

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To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the disclosure of certain product coatings used on fruits and vegetables, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R) sponsors H.R. 4737, and 1 member has co-sponsored it.

Marlin Stutzman

Rep. · R–IN-3 · Sponsor

Introduced Jul 23, 2025

Anna Luna

Rep. · R–FL-13 · Co-sponsor

Joined Aug 19, 2025

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Committees

H.R. 4737 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce

Energy and Commerce

Referred To · Jul 23, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4737 has taken 2 actions since Jul 23, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 4737 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 4737 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Apeel Reveal Act of 2025 — Display Title
• To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the disclosure of certain product coatings used on fruits and vegetables, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
• Apeel Reveal Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 6 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4737 in 3 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, Environment/Superfund, Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.), Health Issues, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Minting/Money/Gold Standard.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4737 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4737’s is Health.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 4737, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 126 (Wednesday, July 23, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. STUTZMAN:H.R. 4737Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Section 8 of article I of the Constitution.[Page H3650]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com