House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

Biomanufacturing and Jobs Act

H.R. 5134Introduced Aug 4, 2023Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Where it went

IntroducedAug 4, 2023
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Sep 19, 2023 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5134.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ALFORD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 133, August 4, 2023, Page H4165):
Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to improve the biobased markets program, and for other purposes
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record August 4, 2023 ↗
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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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

15 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 5 Democrats

5 of 15 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.

James Baird (R-IN), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Angie Craig (D-MN), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Mike Flood (R-NE), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Max Miller (R-OH), Zachary Nunn (R-IA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Eric Sorensen (D-IL), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI).

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mark Alford.

Sponsor’s state and district

Missouri in Congress · MO-4 district

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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.