As Introduced

136th General Assembly

Regular Session H. R. No. 14

2025-2026

Representatives Santucci, Gross

Cosponsors: Representatives Barhorst, Demetriou, King, Pizzulli, Deeter, White, A., Workman, Ritter, Williams, Fischer, Johnson, Robb Blasdel, McClain, Fowler Arthur, John, Dean, Lear, Miller, M.

A R E S O L U T I O N

To urge Congress to investigate the U.S. food supply to safeguard the future of our country by ensuring that all dangerous toxins and chemicals are removed from our food.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

WHEREAS, The American food industry is in crisis because toxins, chemicals, and fillers are increasingly being found in our food and negatively affecting our health; and

WHEREAS, Obesity rates in the United States have markedly increased over the past several decades. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), at least 20% of adults in each U.S. state have obesity, with Ohio being one of 23 states where 35% or more of adults are affected. Before 2013, no state had an adult obesity prevalence at or above 35%. In 2023, more than 1 in 3 young adults was too heavy to serve in the military; and

WHEREAS, Cancer rates are alarmingly high. In 2021, there were 1,777,566 new cancer cases reported in the United States, with 608,366 cancer-related deaths in 2022; and

WHEREAS, Our children's mental and physical health have declined precipitously. According to CDC estimates, about 1 in 36 children in the U.S. has been identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In 2023, 40% of high school students experienced persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness. In 1960, only approximately 1.8% of children had a chronic physical condition. By 2021, more than 40% of children and adolescents had at least one chronic health condition; and

WHEREAS, These statistics raise significant implications about the integrity of the food that Americans consume and highlight the urgent need for Congressional oversight of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and any other federal agencies that regulate our food sources; now therefore be it

RESOLVED, That we, the members of the House of Representatives of the 136th General Assembly, urge the Congress of the United States to investigate the U.S. food supply to safeguard the future of our country by ensuring that all dangerous toxins and chemicals are removed from our food; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives send duly authenticated copies of this resolution to the President Pro Tempore and Secretary of the United States Senate, the Speaker and Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, the members of the Ohio Congressional delegation, and the news media of Ohio.