H.R. 1442 · Where this bill is now
In the Senate
Passed the House Apr 29, 2025. Received Apr 30, 2025; no Senate vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryBans high-concentration sodium nitrite products
This bill would make it illegal to sell consumer products that contain 10% or more sodium nitrite. However, the ban wouldn't apply to certain drugs, medical devices, cosmetics, or food products that might contain this substance.
How it affects you
If you buy consumer products, this would prevent manufacturers from selling certain items with high levels of sodium nitrite in them. The ban specifically targets products outside of medicines, medical devices, cosmetics, and food, so those categories would have their own separate rules.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Feb 18, 2025)
Youth Poisoning Protection Act
This bill makes a consumer product with a concentration of sodium nitrite of 10% or greater a banned hazardous product.
The restriction does not apply to specified drugs, medical devices, cosmetics, or food products.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 1442
AN ACT
Youth Poisoning Protection Act
To ban the sale of products with a high concentration of sodium nitrite to individuals, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Lori Trahan (D-MA-3) · Introduced Feb 18, 2025 · Commerce · 4 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jul 16, 2025: “Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 116.”
How Congress voted
Official roll callsHouse · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · Apr 29, 2025
Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended Passed 378–42
| Party | Yes | No | Didn’t vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 206 | 0 | 7 |
| Republicans | 172 | 42 | 5 |
42 members voted against most of their party: 42 Republicans voted No.
Congress votes on whole bills and amendments, not on single sections.