Dye Free Procurement Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6653 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6653

To prohibit the Federal procurement of food that contain certain color 
additives and prioritize the procurement of products not containing any 
                            color additives.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 11, 2025

  Mr. Lawler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit the Federal procurement of food that contain certain color 
additives and prioritize the procurement of products not containing any 
                            color additives.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Dye Free Procurement Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL PROCUREMENT OF FOOD CONTAINING CERTAIN 
              COLOR ADDITIVES; PRIORITIZATION OF FOOD NOT CONTAINING 
              ANY COLOR ADDITIVE.

    (a) Prohibition.--The head of an executive agency may not renew or 
enter into a contract for the procurement of food that contains a 
covered color additive.
    (b) Priority Procurement of Food That Contains a Color Additive.--
The head of an executive agency shall prioritize the procurement of 
food, where available and practicable, that does not contain any color 
additives.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Color additive.--The term ``color additive'' has the 
        meaning given such term in section 201 of the Federal Food, 
        Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301).
            (2) Covered color additive.--The term ``covered color 
        additive'' means each of the following color additives:
                    (A) Red No. 40.
                    (B) Yellow No. 5.
                    (C) Yellow No. 6.
                    (D) Green No. 3.
                    (E) Blue No.1.
                    (F) Blue No.2.
                    (G) Citrus Red No.2.
                    (H) Orange B.
            (3) Executive agency.--The term ``executive agency'' has 
        the meaning given the term in section 133 of title 41, United 
        States Code.
            (4) Food.--The term ``food'' has the meaning given such 
        term in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
        (21 U.S.C. 301).
    (d) Applicability.--This section shall take effect 6 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to 
any contract entered into on and after such effective date.
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