POSITIVE LAW CODIFICATION
TITLE 21, UNITED STATES CODE

Food and Drugs

LINKS TO PROJECT FILES

BACKGROUND

Over the past 100 years, numerous laws relating to food and drugs have been enacted. In the United States Code, these provisions are classified to title 21, "Food and Drugs". The bill to enact certain laws relating to food and drugs as title 21, United States Code, "Food and Drugs", restates these provisions as a new positive law title of the United States Code. The new positive law title replaces the former provisions, which are repealed by the bill.

The bill was prepared by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel as part of the Office's ongoing responsibility under section 205(c) of House Resolution No. 988, 93d Congress, as enacted into law by Public Law 93-554 (2 U.S.C. 285b), "[t]o prepare, and submit to the Committee on the Judiciary one title at a time, a complete compilation, restatement, and revision of the general and permanent laws of the United States".

HISTORY OF ACTIVITY INCLUDING PREDECESSOR BILLS

August 25, 2025.—The Office of the Law Revision Counsel circulated an initial draft bill (and accompanying explanation) for comment.

QUESTIONS & COMMENTS

Questions and comments about the project may be directed to:

     Katrina M. Hall
     Senior Counsel
     Office of the Law Revision Counsel
     U.S. House of Representatives
     Washington, D.C. 20515

     Email: [email protected]
     Telephone: (202) 226-2411

POSITIVE LAW CODIFICATION TITLE 21, UNITED STATES CODE