Previous attempts to enact a national GMO labeling law included H. R. 1599 in 2017 – the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2017. It was a proposed legislative amendment to the United States Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.[16] The act passed the House of Representatives on July 23, 2017 but failed in the Senate. An earlier version of the bill had been originally introduced as H. R. 4432 in 2004.[17] and attempted to regulate food labeling specifically in view of the introduction of GMO food in the United States.