Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed Senate

Protect Infant Formula from Contamination Act

S. 272Introduced Jan 28, 2025Policy area: Health

Official title: A bill to improve the safety of infant formula through testing of infant formula for microorganisms and toxic elements, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen. Gary Peters D-MI

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 28, 2025
Committee actionJan 15, 2026
Passed SenateApr 28, 2026 · by unanimous consent
Passed House—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: May 4, 2026 — Held at the desk.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 272.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 272, Protect Infant Formula from Contamination Act” on March 2, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on January 28, 2026”.
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CBO publication date
March 2, 2026
Congress.gov bill record
S. 272, 119th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 19, 2026
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September 24, 2026
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

9 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 6 Democrats

3 of 9 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.

Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Susan Collins (R-ME), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), John Hoeven (R-ND), Timothy Kaine (D-VA), Patty Murray (D-WA), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Tina Smith (D-MN).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Gary Peters.

Sponsor’s state and district

Michigan in Congress

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