About the bill
The Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 ("DSHEA"), is a 1994 statute of United States Federal legislation which defines and regulates dietary supplements. Under the act, supplements are effectively regulated by the FDA for Good Manufacturing Practices under 21 CFR Part 111.
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Sponsor and status
103rd Congress (1993–1994)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Oct 25, 1994
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on October 25, 1994.
64 Cosponsors (39 Republicans, 25 Democrats)
History
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Apr 7, 1993
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
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May 11, 1994
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Ordered Reported
A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee.
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Aug 13, 1994
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Passed Senate (House next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. The vote was by Voice Vote so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Aug 13, 1994
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Committee Discharged. |
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Oct 7, 1994
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Passed House
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. The vote was without objection so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Oct 7, 1994
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Passed the House with an Amendment. |
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Oct 8, 1994
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Senate Agreed to Changes
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. The vote was by Voice Vote so no record of individual votes was made.
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Oct 25, 1994
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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S. 784 (103rd) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 784. This is the one from the 103rd Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 103rd Congress, which met from Jan 5, 1993 to Dec 1, 1994. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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