House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Alpha-gal Allergen Inclusion Act
Official title: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to add alpha-gal to the definition of "major food allergen".
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 10, 2025
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
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.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. VAN DREW, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 27, February 10, 2025, Page H614):Article 1 Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 10, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 19 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1178, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1178
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 7, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 10, 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
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
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Sponsor’s state and district
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.