The record

LegislationLegislation· May 2026
S 272 Passed Senate — in House

Sponsored by Gary C. Peters (D)

Protect Infant Formula from Contamination Act

Requires infant formula makers to report contamination to FDA within one business day.

Tradeoff

Strengthens safety oversight of infant formula by mandating faster reporting of contamination and testing results. Places new compliance burdens on manufacturers.

What's in it

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Costs $2 million in federal spending over 2026-2031 with no net impact on the deficit.

The $2 million is just the federal cost for FDA to administer the new notification and review process — the real policy impact falls on infant formula manufacturers, who must now notify the FDA within one business day of discovering contamination and respond to FDA assessments within 90 days.

S. 272, Protect Infant Formula from Contamination Act · Mar 2026

Passed the Senate by on April 28, 2026 — sitting in the House.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Jan 28, 2025)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions(Jan 28, 2025)

  3. Senate

    The Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Jan 15, 2026)

  4. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Apr 28, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(May 4, 2026)