21 U.S.C. § 379a
Presumption of existence of jurisdiction
United States · Title 21 — FOOD AND DRUGS · Status: effective
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- 21 U.S.C. § 379a, Presumption of existence of jurisdiction, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/454388
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In any action to enforce the requirements of this chapter respecting a device, tobacco product, food, drug, or cosmetic the connection with interstate commerce required for jurisdiction in such action shall be presumed to exist.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Medical Device Amendments of 1976House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997House: no recorded tallySenate: 98–2
- To protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products, to amend title 5, United States Code, to make certain modifications in the Thrift Savings Plan, the Civil Service Retirement System, and the Federal Employees' Retirement System, and for other purposes.