To amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish an Office of Kosher and Halal Foods, and for other purposes.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9980.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. MENG, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 155, October 11, 2024, Page H5868):
  Article I Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: Improving access to kosher and halal foods across all USDA feeding programs, including The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), by creating an office of kosher and halal foods within the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 11, 2024 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 9980, 118th Congress

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  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/9980

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  July 25, 2025

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  September 14, 2026

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  238fe4e4364ad433320d05d610a92cfc2f65ce0e0540c7f87fffacda68dae6c2

  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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