H.R.8964

To improve the safety of pasteurized donor human milk and enhance regulation.

Introduced·5/21/26

Enhances regulation of pasteurized donor human milk and improves safety.

The bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to include pasteurized donor human milk under its regulatory purview. It defines pasteurized donor human milk as human milk expressed by a mother and donated for use by a recipient that is not the mother’s own infant. The bill mandates annual inspections of facilities that manufacture, process, pack, or hold pasteurized donor human milk. It also authorizes grants to assist nonprofit entities in complying with food safety and labeling requirements.

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History

May 21

House

Introduced in House

May 21

House

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.