House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to publish criteria for the review of requests by certain meat or poultry establishments to operate at alternate inspection rates, to review and respond to such requests, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedAug 1, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 19, 2023 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5106.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. FINSTAD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 132, August 1, 2023, Page H4159):Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof. The single subject of this legislation is: Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to publish criteria related to line speed limits for processing facilities.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record August 1, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 377 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5106, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/5106
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
13 cosponsors — 13 Republicans
0 of 13 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Mark Alford (R-MO), Rick Allen (R-GA), James Baird (R-IN), Dan Bishop (R-NC), Andrew Clyde (R-GA), John Duarte (R-CA), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), Mike Flood (R-NE), Barry Moore (R-AL), David Rouzer (R-NC), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Steve Womack (R-AR).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brad Finstad.
- H.R. 7198 (118th) Prove It Act of 2024
- H.R. 329 (118th) American Workforce Empowerment Act
- H.R. 2423 (118th) Farm Credit Administration Independent Authority Act
- H.R. 5107 (118th) Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Recoupment Act
- H.R. 1011 (118th) Audit and Return It Act
- H.R. 5631 (118th) Producer and Agricultural Credit Enhancement Act of 2023
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.