Defending Domestic Orange Juice Production Act of 2025

H.R. 933 · 119th Congress (2025-2026)

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26 members · Left 7 · Center 1 · Right 18 (Bill Ranking)

Sponsor	Rep. Franklin, Scott (R-FL) (Introduced 02/04/2025)
Sponsor Voting Record	Right · DW-NOMINATE +0.63 · measured from every roll-call vote this member has cast (voteview.com) (Sponsor Ranking)
Support	LLLCLRR support across the spectrum: 26 members signed on (Bill Ranking) this bill: sponsor + current cosponsors, each once
Committees	House - Energy and Commerce Committee
Latest Action	02/04/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Roll Call Votes	There have been no roll call votes
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Summary (1)

Introduced in House (02/04/2025)

Defending Domestic Orange Juice Production Act of 2025

This bill requires finished pasteurized orange juice to contain at least 10% by weight of orange juice soluble solids, exclusive of the solids of any added optional sweetening ingredients. (Current regulations require at least 10.5% by weight of orange juice soluble solids.)

Text (1)

Introduced in House (IH)

119 HR 933 IH: Defending Domestic Orange Juice Production Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-02-04 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 933IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 4, 2025Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida (for himself, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mrs. Cammack, Mr. Soto, Ms. Lee of Florida, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bean of Florida, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gimenez, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Mr. Webster of Florida, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Rutherford, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Mills, Mr. Moskowitz, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Mr. Dunn of Florida, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Steube, Mr. Haridopolos, Mr. Donalds, Mrs. Luna, and Mr. Mast) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and CommerceA BILLTo modify the minimum required weight of orange juice soluble solids.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Defending Domestic Orange Juice Production Act of 2025.

2.Revision of pasteurized orange juice standards (a)In generalEffective on the date of enactment of this Act, the standard of identity for pasteurized orange juice, established in section 146.140 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations), shall be deemed to require finished pasteurized orange juice to contain not less than 10.0 percent by weight of orange juice soluble solids, exclusive of the solids of any added optional sweetening ingredients. (b)Regulation authorityNothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate regulations to amend the standard of identity for pasteurized orange juice.

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All Actions (3)

Date	Chamber	All Actions
02/04/2025	Library of Congress	Introduced in House
02/04/2025	Library of Congress	Introduced in House
02/04/2025	House floor actions	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Titles (3)

Title Type	Title
Display Title	Defending Domestic Orange Juice Production Act of 2025
Short Title(s) as Introduced	Defending Domestic Orange Juice Production Act of 2025
Official Title as Introduced	To modify the minimum required weight of orange juice soluble solids.

Amendments (0)

There are no amendments to this bill.

Cosponsors (25)

Rep. Bean, Aaron [R-FL-4]* — 02/04/2025 — Right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3]* — 02/04/2025 — Right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19]* — 02/04/2025 — Right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2]* — 02/04/2025 — Right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Haridopolos, Mike [R-FL-8]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13]* — 02/04/2025 — Right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Mills, Cory [R-FL-7]* — 02/04/2025 — Right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23]* — 02/04/2025 — Center (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]* — 02/04/2025 — Right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11]* — 02/04/2025 — Right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]* — 02/04/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)

* = Original cosponsor

Committees (1)

Committee	Activity
House - Energy and Commerce Committee	02/04/2025 Referred To

Related Bills (1)

S. 1251 — Defending Domestic Orange Juice Production Act of 2025 (Related bill)

Subjects (3)

Policy Area: Health

Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Health and Human Services
Nutrition and diet

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