House · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedPassed
Yea 378 Nay 42 Present / not voting 12
H.R. 1442 · 119th CongressIn committee
To ban the sale of products with a high concentration of sodium nitrite to individuals, and for other purposes.
Latest action. Read twice. Placed on Senate legislative calendarThe list of measures reported out of committee and eligible for floor action. Being on the calendar is not a promise of a vote.Read the full definition (opens a new tab) under General Orders. Calendar No. 116.
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What this bill would do
Official summary · Congressional Research ServiceYouth 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 analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on February 18, 2025. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Status
Introduced
February 18, 2025
In committee
July 16, 2025
Passed a chamber
Cleared Congress
Enacted
Common questions
Composed from the official recordWhere is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on July 16, 2025: Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 116.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the House
- Passage by the Senate
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 118th Congress (2023-24), 274 of the 16,565 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 1.7 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
Yes. 1 recorded roll-call vote cites this measure, listed further down this page with every member's position.
Who is behind it?
Lori Trahan (D-MA) introduced it on February 18, 2025, and 2 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They come from both major parties: 1 Democrat, 1 Republican.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on February 18, 2025, 569 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 421 days ago, on July 16, 2025.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 119th Congress has not finished by January 3, 2027 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- HousePassed on a recorded vote (official bill record may lag)
- SenateAwaiting Senate vote
- PresidentAwaits both chambers