Alpha-gal Allergen Inclusion Act
Latest action · Feb 10, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 10, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Alpha-gal Allergen Inclusion Act
This bill expands the definition of major food allergen to include galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose (commonly known as alpha-gal). Under current law, food labels generally must identify each major food allergen found in labeled food products.
(Certain tick bites cause an allergic condition known as alpha-gal syndrome that can result in an allergy to the alpha-gal molecule, which is found in red meat and other products made from mammals.)
Cosponsors 46
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 10, 2025 to Jul 30, 2026; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AL | Barry Moore | Original | Feb 10, 2025 |
| R-VA | Ben Cline | Original | Feb 10, 2025 |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Original | Feb 10, 2025 |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Original | Feb 10, 2025 |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Original | Feb 10, 2025 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Feb 10, 2025 |
| R-NC | Gregory F. Murphy | Original | Feb 10, 2025 |
| R-VA | H. Morgan Griffith | Original | Feb 10, 2025 |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Original | Feb 10, 2025 |
| R-OH | Michael A. Rulli | Original | Feb 10, 2025 |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Original | Feb 10, 2025 |
| D-RI | Seth Magaziner | Original | Feb 10, 2025 |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | Original | Feb 10, 2025 |
| R-OH | Troy Balderson | Original | Feb 10, 2025 |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Feb 12, 2025 | |
| R-TN | John W. Rose | Feb 12, 2025 | |
| R-GU | James C. Moylan | Feb 24, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Mar 5, 2025 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Mar 11, 2025 | |
| R-AS | Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | Mar 24, 2025 | |
| R-PA | John Joyce | Mar 31, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Nellie Pou | Mar 31, 2025 | |
| R-GA | Richard McCormick | Mar 31, 2025 | |
| R-VA | Jennifer A. Kiggans | Apr 8, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Eugene Simon Vindman | Apr 28, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Suhas Subramanyam | Jun 23, 2025 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Sep 18, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Nick LaLota | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| R-KS | Derek Schmidt | Oct 24, 2025 | |
| R-MS | Trent Kelly | Oct 24, 2025 | |
| R-OK | Stephanie I. Bice | Nov 17, 2025 | |
| R-TN | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | Dec 1, 2025 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Dec 15, 2025 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas H. Kean, Jr. | Jan 30, 2026 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Feb 24, 2026 | |
| R-WV | Carol D. Miller | Mar 5, 2026 | |
| R-SC | Sheri Biggs | Mar 25, 2026 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Apr 14, 2026 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Apr 14, 2026 | |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | Jun 2, 2026 | |
| R-VA | John J. McGuire III | Jun 8, 2026 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Jun 11, 2026 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Jul 22, 2026 | |
| R-OH | David J. Taylor | Jul 23, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Jul 30, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Feb 10, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 10, 2025Introduced in House
- Feb 10, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 27, February 10, 2025, page H614.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 5498 | Alpha-gal Allergen Inclusion Act | Identical bill | Sep 24, 2026 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to add alpha-gal to the definition of "major food allergen".
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Alpha-gal Allergen Inclusion Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 10, 2025Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
