House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
FAIR Labels Act of 2026
Official title: To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to ensure that consumers can make informed decisions in choosing between meat and poultry products and cell-cultivated protein products, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Mark Alford R-MOWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 30, 2026
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Latest action: Apr 30, 2026 — Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8596.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ALFORD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 76, April 30, 2026, Page H3332):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 ``The Congress shall have power to . . . provide for the . . . general welfare of the United States; . . .''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 30, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8596, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8596
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
20 cosponsors — 19 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 20 cosponsors (5%) are from the other party.
Don Bacon (R-NE), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Earl Carter (R-GA), Gabe Evans (R-CO), Mike Flood (R-NE), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Tracey Mann (R-KS), John McGuire (R-VA), John Moolenaar (R-MI), Barry Moore (R-AL), August Pfluger (R-TX), David Rouzer (R-NC), Michael Simpson (R-ID), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Jason Smith (R-MO), Darren Soto (D-FL), Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), Tony Wied (R-WI).
More from the sponsor
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Related bills
- S. 4464 (119th) FAIR Labels Act of 2026Identical bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.