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House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

To designate the U.S. National Poultry Research Center of the Department of Agriculture located in Athens, Georgia, as the "Abit Massey Poultry Research Center".

H.R. 1596Introduced Feb 26, 2025Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Sponsor: Rep. Earl Carter R-GA
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 20, 2025 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1596.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1596, last updated April 7, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 13, 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

13 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 5 Democrats

5 of 13 cosponsors (38%) are from the other party.

Rick Allen (R-GA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Andrew Clyde (R-GA), Mike Collins (R-GA), Marjorie Greene (R-GA), Brian Jack (R-GA), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Richard McCormick (R-GA), Austin Scott (R-GA), David Scott (D-GA), Nikema Williams (D-GA).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Earl Carter.

Sponsor’s state and district

Georgia in Congress · GA-1 district

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.