The record

LegislationLegislation· Aug 2026
S 289 Passed Senate — in House

Sponsored by Tammy Duckworth (D)

Youth Poisoning Protection Act

Bans consumer products with 10% or more sodium nitrite by weight.

Tradeoff

Restricts sales of high-concentration sodium nitrite products to protect youth from poisoning. Exempts drugs, medical devices, cosmetics, and food products from the ban.

What's in it

See official bill text

Costs $2 million over 2025-2030 for federal implementation and enforcement.

The $2 million is just the federal cost to enforce the ban — the policy's real impact falls on manufacturers and retailers who can no longer sell consumer products with 10 percent or more sodium nitrite by weight.

S. 289, Youth Poisoning Protection Act · Jul 2025

Passed the Senate by on August 3, 2026 — now in the House.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Jan 29, 2025)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation(Jan 29, 2025)

  3. Senate

    The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Mar 12, 2025)

    Committee report S. Rept. 119-49.

  4. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Aug 3, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Aug 10, 2026)