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House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Alpha-gal Allergen Inclusion Act

H.R. 1178Introduced Feb 10, 2025Policy area: Health

Official title: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to add alpha-gal to the definition of "major food allergen".

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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 10, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1178.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of October 7, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1178, last updated October 7, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved October 10, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

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

46 cosponsors — 29 Republicans, 17 Democrats

17 of 46 cosponsors (37%) are from the other party.

Brian Babin (R-TX), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Becca Balint (D-VT), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Sheri Biggs (R-SC), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Earl Carter (R-GA), John Carter (R-TX), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Ben Cline (R-VA), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Donald Davis (D-NC), Charles Fleischmann (R-TN), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), H. Griffith (R-VA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), John Joyce (R-PA), Thomas Kean (R-NJ), William Keating (D-MA), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA), Nick LaLota (R-NY), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Richard McCormick (R-GA), John McGuire (R-VA), Carol Miller (R-WV), Barry Moore (R-AL), James Moylan (R-GU) and 16 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jefferson Van Drew.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Jersey in Congress · NJ-2 district

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Data as of Oct 10, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.