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H.R. 48 (96th Congress): A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from prohibiting the use of nitrites as a food preservative on the basis of any carcinogenic effect nitrites may be represented to have until a satisfactory substitute pre…

H.R. 48 in the 96th Congress is titled "A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from prohibiting the use of nitrites as a food preservative on the basis of any carcinogenic effect nitrites may be represented to have until a satisfactory substitute pre…." The latest action in the official record, dated January 15, 1979, reads: "Referred to House Committee on Agriculture."

Latest official action: January 15, 1979
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Last checked: October 18, 2026

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Reference number: bill-96-hr48
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Vote Files. "H.R. 48 (96th Congress): A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from prohibiting the use of nitrites as a food preservative on the basis of any carcinogenic effect nitrites may be represented to have until a satisfactory substitute pre…." Last modified October 18, 2026. Accessed October 19, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-96-hr48.

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  author       = {{Vote Files}},
  title        = {{H.R. 48 (96th Congress): A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from prohibiting the use of nitrites as a food preservative on the basis of any carcinogenic effect nitrites may be represented to have until a satisfactory substitute pre…}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-96-hr48}},
  note         = {Reference number bill-96-hr48; official source: Congress.gov, https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/house-bill/48; last checked October 18, 2026; accessed October 19, 2026}
}

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