Reps. Ross and Rulli Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Speed Up Food Recall Information Sharing
This bill is in the early stages of the legislative process after being introduced in the House on April 21, 2026. It is currently sitting in the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, where it must be reviewed before it can move forward. Since April 21, 2026, there has been no further action taken on the bill.
The bill has support from both parties and addresses a common sense health issue, but many bills like this struggle to get a final vote in a busy schedule.
This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.
Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 9443 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 9443 (118th) →Scores run from -100 (strongly harmful) to +100 (strongly beneficial) for each group, combining impact, certainty, scope, and duration ratings of 1-5. How impact scoring works
Food businesses could face faster enforcement actions as state and local authorities gain quicker access to inspection results, consumer complaints, and recall data. While faster recalls protect public health, small food producers may face increased regulatory pressure from multiple levels of government acting on shared information. The bill does include protections limiting further public disclosure of this data.
“shall not further disclose such information without permission of the Food and Drug Administration unless such authority determines that disclosure of such information is necessary to contain a foodborne illness outbreak, carry out a recall, or carry out other State enforcement activities.”
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
The Federal and State Food Safety Information Sharing Act of 2026 would give the FDA authority to share unredacted, proprietary information with state and local agencies, including surveillance data, laboratory results, and distribution lists for recalls.
Representatives Deborah Ross (D-NC) and Michael Rulli (R-OH) introduced bipartisan legislation to allow the FDA to share food safety information with states, addressing current restrictions that label such data as proprietary.
The House Subcommittee on Health will discuss H.R. 8430, the Federal and State Food Safety Information Sharing Act, as part of a broader hearing on food safety oversight and FDA authorities.
No votes or related bills recorded for this bill yet.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Federal and State Food Safety Information Sharing Act of 2026
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