Protein for Every Plate Act of 2026

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8165.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PAPPAS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 60, March 30, 2026, Page H2818):
  Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution states that ``Congress shall have the authority to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any Department of Office thereof.''
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 30, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  345 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 8165, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8165

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  April 13, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 13, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  b6e004d42bd3e4c942ecb3f947b2843498d3c25ed3614f30dd6800095002624c

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of April 13, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 8165, last updated April 13, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 13, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.