There’s a national shortage of baby formula in the U.S. impacting millions of families. In an attempt to address this crisis and provide aid to the impacted families, the House passed two bills last week. In a 414-9 vote, the first initiative would assist low-income families to access formula through funds from a federal program. In a 231-192, the second initiative would send $28 million to the FDA to expedite and increase the baby formula supply. It would also help prevent future shortages.
The Biden administration has also announced they would invoke the Defense Production Act – a 1950 law, that allows the government to direct manufacturing production for national defense – which would prioritize the production of key ingredients essential for baby formula and urge manufacturers to provide additional resources. Biden has also launched a program that will use U.S. military aircraft to import formula from abroad.
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