Destruction of Hazardous Imports Act

Sponsored by Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) · 18 active : 14 Republicans, 4 Democrats

Latest action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Where it standsPassed House, now in the Senate

Passed House

House: passedJul 20, 2026
Senate: next
President: not yet

12 senators score as swing votes

Summary

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Destruction of Hazardous Imports Act

This bill expands the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) authority to require the destruction of certain items that are refused import into the United States and pose a risk to public health.

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Under current law, imported food, drugs, medical devices, tobacco products, and cosmetics are subject to FDA review. If an imported item is deficient in a specified manner (e.g., counterfeit, misbranded, or manufactured under insanitary conditions), the item is generally refused admission to the United States. An item refused admission may generally be exported, except that the FDA may destroy a drug, medical device, or tobacco product that is valued under $2,500 without the opportunity for export.

Under the bill, the FDA may order the destruction, without the opportunity for export, of any food, drug, medical device, tobacco product, or cosmetic that is refused admission if the item presents a significant public health concern. If such an order is issued, the item’s owner or consignee must destroy it within 90 days at their own cost.

The bill also prohibits the unauthorized movement (e.g., export) of an item subject to a destruction order. A violator is subject to a fine, a prison term of up to one year, or both.

The FDA must promulgate regulations to carry out these provisions. These regulations must provide for due process for the owner or consignee of an item subject to a destruction order, including notice and an opportunity to appear before the item is destroyed.

Committees and subjects

Committees

House Committee on Energy and Commerce · HouseReported by · Markup by · Referred to
Health · HouseReported by · Markup by · Referred to
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions · SenateReferred to

Subjects

Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Consumer affairs
Customs enforcement
Department of Health and Human Services
Health promotion and preventive care
Product safety and quality
State and local government operations

Senate · 100 House · 433

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Directional: count only breaks toward the other party Why do scores change?

How the House breaks down

74Swing 70–100
194Middle 30–70
159Entrenched 0–30
6Insufficient data not ranked

Members fall into . 6 representatives don’t have enough data yet and are marked “insufficient data”. Non-voting delegates are not counted. The bill is not before the House right now; these scores show where members would stand.

Key players in the House

Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v3, directional

: only movement toward the other party counts, so members who sit further from the center than their party no longer score as swing votes.

Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, , and the . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.

Similar past votes, House

Earlier behind swing-v3’s input

Similar votes count toward swing-v3 in the House: total similarity weight 9.0 (needs 5.0).

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Cosponsors

18 active

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Troy A. Carter (D-LA-2)
Randy K. Sr. Weber (R-TX-14)
Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22)
Julia Letlow (R-LA-5)
Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC-3)
W. Gregory Steube (R-FL-17)
Mike Haridopolos (R-FL-8)
Mike Ezell (R-MS-4)
Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL-12)
Donald G. Davis (D-NC-1)
Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA-2)
Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT-3)
John H. Rutherford (R-FL-5)
Cleo Fields (D-LA-6)
Nancy Mace (R-SC-1)
Kat Cammack (R-FL-3)
Barry Moore (R-AL-1)
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA-1)

How the swing score works

Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.

Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.

Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.

Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.

Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.

Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.

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Thomas H. KeanRepublican · New Jersey 7th · Lean EVENHouse Committee on Energy and CommerceHealthOn the ballot
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Broke with party on 12% of 17 similar votes
99Swing
ContactCall 202-225-5361 Website
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Jared F. GoldenDemocrat · Maine 2nd · Lean R+4On the ballot
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 25% of 17 similar votes
95Swing
ContactCall 202-225-6306 Website
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Marie Gluesenkamp PerezDemocrat · Washington 3rd · Lean R+2On the ballot
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 24% of 17 similar votes
93Swing
ContactCall 202-225-3536 Website
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Brian K. FitzpatrickRepublican · Pennsylvania 1st · Lean D+1On the ballot
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 23% of 17 similar votes
93Swing
ContactCall 202-225-4276 Website
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Michael LawlerRepublican · New York 17th · Lean D+1On the ballot
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 13% of 17 similar votes
92Swing
ContactCall 202-225-6506 Website
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Don BaconRepublican · Nebraska 2nd · Lean D+3On the ballot
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 11% of 16 similar votes
91Swing
ContactCall 202-225-4155 Website
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Henry CuellarDemocrat · Texas 28th · Lean R+2On the ballot
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 21% of 17 similar votes
91Swing
ContactCall 202-225-1640 Website
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David G. ValadaoRepublican · California 22nd · Lean R+1On the ballot
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 10% of 15 similar votes
89Swing
ContactCall 202-225-4695 Website
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Adam GrayDemocrat · California 13th · Lean R+1On the ballot
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 28% of 4 similar votes
88Swing
ContactCall 202-225-1947 Website
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Laura GillenDemocrat · New York 4th · Lean D+2On the ballot
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 19% of 4 similar votes
88Swing
ContactCall 202-225-5516 Website