"No one should have to risk their health because of confusing food labels," said Congressman Rulli. "This legislation strengthens transparency and gives Americans with celiac disease the information they need to confidently choose safe foods." The FASTER Act was introduced with original cosponsors ... Michael Rulli (OH-06).
Support legislation to require gluten-containing grains, including wheat, barley, rye, oats, and hybrids such as triticale, to be clearly labeled under federal major food allergen rules and to direct HHS to report to Congress on celiac disease surveillance, diagnostics, prevention, risk reduction, and treatments.
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GovInfo lists H.R. 9988 as introduced July 30, 2026, by Rep. Luna for herself and original cosponsors including Rep. Michael Rulli, then referred to House Energy and Commerce. The full title is to include barley, rye, and oats as major food allergens.
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The introduced bill text replaces wheat with gluten-containing grain, defines that term to include wheat, rye, barley, oats, and crossbred hybrids such as triticale, and requires an HHS report to Congress on celiac disease data, diagnostics, prevention, risk reduction, and therapeutics within one year after enactment.
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Rulli fulfilled the promise as worded by supporting matching federal legislation during his House term: he was an original cosponsor of H.R. 9988, introduced July 30, 2026, which would expand major food allergen labeling to gluten-containing grains including wheat, rye, barley, oats, and hybrids such as triticale, and would require an HHS report to Congress on celiac disease surveillance, diagnostics, prevention, risk reduction, and treatments. The bill had not been enacted in the provided record, so the underlying policy was not law, but the commitment was specifically to support legislation rather than to secure enactment.