H.R. 1178

Summary

H.R. 1178, the Alpha-gal Allergen Inclusion Act, was introduced in the House on Feb 10, 2025 by Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R) with 46 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Feb 10, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Record

Text

H.R. 1178 has 46 co-sponsors.

119 HR 1178 IH: Alpha-gal Allergen Inclusion Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-10
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1178  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 10, 2025   Mr. Van Drew  (for himself,  Mr. Murphy ,  Mr. Davis of North Carolina ,  Mr. Balderson ,  Mr. Carter of Texas ,  Mr. LaMalfa ,  Mr. Griffith ,  Mr. Magaziner ,  Mr. Moore of Alabama ,  Ms. Norton ,  Mr. Rulli ,  Mr. Cline ,  Mr. Wittman ,  Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick , and  Mr. Smith of New Jersey ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to add alpha-gal to the definition of  major food allergen .
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Alpha-gal Allergen Inclusion Act  .
2.
Adding alpha-gal to definition of  major food allergen
(a)
In general
Section 201(qq) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 321(qq) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(3)
(A)
Galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose (commonly known as  alpha-gal ).
(B)
For purposes of this subparagraph, the term  galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose  includes—
(i)
ingredients derived from non-catarrhine primate mammals; and
(ii)
red algae in the order Gigartinales.
(C)
For purposes of this subparagraph, the term  galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose  does not include mammal-derived ingredients for which the Secretary determines there is no galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose above an established, detectable limit (such as ingredients made from alpha-gal-knockout mammals).
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(b)
Effective date
The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply beginning on the date that is 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act.

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CRS Summary

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Sponsors

Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R) sponsors H.R. 1178, and 46 members have co-sponsored it, 14 of them from the day it was introduced.

Jeff Van Drew

Rep. · R–NJ-2 · Sponsor

Introduced Feb 10, 2025

Eleanor Norton

Rep. · D–DC-0 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 10, 2025 · Original

Troy Balderson

Rep. · R–OH-12 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 10, 2025 · Original

John Carter

Rep. · R–TX-31 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 10, 2025 · Original

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick

Rep. · D–FL-20 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 10, 2025 · Original

Ben Cline

Rep. · R–VA-6 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 10, 2025 · Original

Donald Davis

Rep. · D–NC-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 10, 2025 · Original

Morgan Griffith

Rep. · R–VA-9 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 10, 2025 · Original

Doug LaMalfa

Rep. · R–CA-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 10, 2025 · Original

Seth Magaziner

Rep. · D–RI-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 10, 2025 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 1178 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce

Energy and Commerce

Referred To · Feb 10, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 1178 has taken 2 actions since Feb 10, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 1178 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 1178 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Alpha-gal Allergen Inclusion Act — Display Title
• Alpha-gal Allergen Inclusion Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to add alpha-gal to the definition of "major food allergen". — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

4 clients hired 3 firms and 7 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1178 in 17 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Government Issues, Transportation, Environment/Superfund, Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.), Health Issues, Agriculture, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1178 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 1 legislative subject.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1178’s is Health.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 1178 carries 1 of CRS’s legislative subject: Allergies.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 1178, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 27 (Monday, February 10, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. VAN DREW:H.R. 1178.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8[Page H614]

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