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H.R. 2715119th CongressHealth
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.
Where it standsPassed House, now in the Senate12 senators score as swing votes
Passed House
- House: passedJul 20, 2026
- Senate: next
- President: not yet
Summary
, via Congress.govDestruction 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.
How the projections held up
Each member’s recorded vote compared with their swing projection from before the vote. A member by voting against most of their own party.
House
Passed by voice vote or unanimous consent: no individual votes recorded.
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
Model
Directional: count only breaks toward the other partyWhy do scores change?v3default (selected)v2 model swing-v2
How the Senate breaks down
- 12Swing 70–100
- 64Middle 30–70
- 24Entrenched 0–30
Members fall into . All 100 senators have enough data to score.
Key players in the Senate
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, Senate
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Cosponsors
18 activeShow all 18 cosponsors
- 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.
