HR 2017 · 114th Congress · Health

Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2015

Introduced 2015-04-23· Sponsored by Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]· House

Bill Progress

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Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.(2016-02-22)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2016-02-12
Roll #81
Yea 266Nay 144
Democrats
33 Yea·143 Nay
Republicans
233 Yea·1 Nay
PassedHouse · 2016-02-12
Roll #81
Yea 266Nay 144
Democrats
33 Yea·143 Nay
Republicans
233 Yea·1 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2015 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise the nutritional information that restaurants and retail food establishments must disclose. The nutrient content disclosure statement on the menu or menu board must include: (1) the number of calories contained in the whole menu item; (2) the number of servings and number of calories per serving; or (3) the number of calories per common unit of the item, such as for a multi-serving item that is typically divided before presentation to the consumer. Nutritional information may be provided solely by a remote-access menu (e.g., an Internet menu) for food establishments where the majority of orders are placed by customers who are off-premises. Establishments with self-serve food may comply with the requirements for restaurants or place signs with nutritional information adjacent to each food item. An establishment’s nutrient content disclosures have a “reasonable basis” if they are within acceptable allowances for variation, including variations in serving size or ingredients and inadvertent human error in formulation. Establishments with standard menu item…

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H.R. 2017, Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2015

Feb 1, 2016

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on November 18, 2015

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Cosponsors (20)

2 Democrats18 Republicans