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On the recordMarch 3, 2021
I further ask that the bill be read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (S. 578) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, was read the third time, and passed, as follows S. 578 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 ``Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research Act of 2021'' or the ``FASTER Act of 2021''. SEC. 2. FOOD ALLERGY SAFETY. (a) In General.--Section 201(qq)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321(qq)(1)) is amended by striking ``and soybeans'' and inserting ``soybeans, and sesame''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to any food that is introduced or delivered for introduction into interstate commerce on or after January 1, 2023. SEC. 3. REPORT TO CONGRESS.…
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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Mar 3, 2021

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