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NHF Opposes

Treat Weight Loss Claims for
Dietary Supplements as Disease Claims

Petition Overview

Sample Petition Letter

Original Citizen Petition

FDA Globalization Act of 2008

Bill Overview

Rep. John Dingell memo

Sample petition

Proposition 65

Prop 65 Regulatory Update Project, Beneficial Nutrients Regulatory Concept

Accuracy Act

OEHHA March 21, 2008 Notice

Petition
(Online Petition Submission Has Ended)

5/12/08 Update Press Release

S.25

FDA Citizen Petition Fairness and

Accuracy Act

Petition

H.R.15

National Health Insurance Act

Petition

S. 654

Safe Food Act of 2007

Petition

H.R. 1148

Safe Food Act of 2007

Petition

S. 2470

Classifying DHEA As An Anabolic Steroid

Bill Overview

Petition

Would establish a federal government national health insurance program funded by a value added tax of five percent on every product or service sold in the US.

Both are identical to last session's Food Safety Admin bills, sponsored by Durbin and Rep. DeLauro.

Sen. Richard Durbin (Asst. Minority Leader for the Democrats) has reintroduced S.654 under the pretext of the need for food safety protection, thereby creating a new federal food safety agency. This is very dangerous legislation for consumers of dietary supplements as it would repeal the DSHEA Act of 1994, and if signed into law, as currently proposed, dietary supplements would be reclassified and regulated like drugs. The companion bill, H.R. 1148, was introduced by Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro. Both introduced similar legislation at the end of the last Congress. This "Food Czar" legislation needs your opposition. Please use the petitions to contact your Senators and Congresspeople now.

NHF Supports

H.R.2717

S.(No Bill Number)

Access to Medical Treatment Act

Current Cosponsors

Petition

H.R.2486

Dietary Supplement Tax

Fairness Act of 2005

Petition

H.R. 2117

Health Freedom Protection Act

H.R. 2117 Overview

Sample Petition Letter  

Petition

H.R. 194

Prescription Drug Affordability Act

Petition

H.R. 195

Seniors' Health Care Freedom Act of 2007

Petition

H.R. 1107

Dietary Supplement and Healthy Meal Replacement Tax Parity Act of 2005

Petition

H.R.380 / S.242

Pharmaceutical Market Access and

Drug Safety Act of 2007

Petition

Thousands of Americans every year are diagnosed with chronic or terminal diseases for which an FDA approved treatment has not been effective, or for which no approved treatment exists. H.R.2717, the Access to Medical Treatment Act would permit the use of therapies that have not yet been approved or which may never be approved by the FDA, under the supervision of a state licensed practitioner.

Safe and effective treatments are being used in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and Canada but cannot be used here because of outdated FDA policies. Instead of receiving “unapproved” FDA medical treatments for chronic or terminal diseases in their own community, the only option for Americans who can afford it is to leave the country. Medical treatment options should not be unjustifiably restricted.

A collective educational grassroots effort is needed to ensure passage of this legislation.

Legislative Status:Has 10 House sponsors and is pending introduction in the Senate by Senator Harkin.

The Dietary Supplement Tax Fairness Act, H.R.2486, is pending before Congress. The bill recognizes that meal replacement and dietary supplement products have shown through research and historical use to be of valuable benefit to human health and disease prevention. Such items cannot now be claimed as an authorized medical expense under federal tax policy. The bill would treat expenses for certain meal replacement and dietary supplement products as being tax-deductible medical care costs. This tax deductibility option is long overdue for millions of Americans.

Legislative Status: Has 6 sponsors and pending in the House Ways and Means Committee.

Creates a tax credit of 80% for the purchase of prescription drugs for persons age 62 or older, when not covered by insurance, and allows the purchase of prescription drugs from Canada and other foreign countries via the Internet without FDA interference.

Would legally allow persons over the age of 62 to voluntary refuse to participate in any part of the Medicare program.

Identical to last session's H.R. 1545

The bill would allow people to claim a medical expense deduction for meal-replacement and dietary-supplement products that have been or do, in the future, qualify for FDA-approved health claims. H. R. 1545 was referred to the House Ways and Means Committee. At this time, no similar Senate bill has been introduced.

Senate bill 242 and its companion bill House bill 380, will allow consumers to purchase and legally import FDA approved drugs, manufactured at FDA inspected facilities, from 19 foreign countries, including Canada.