H.R. 8165

Summary

H.R. 8165, the Protein for Every Plate Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on Mar 30, 2026 by Rep. Christopher Pappas (D). It was referred to Agriculture, and last saw action on Mar 30, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Record

Text

H.R. 8165 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 8165 IH: Protein for Every Plate Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-03-30
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8165  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 30, 2026   Mr. Pappas  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Agriculture    A BILL
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to increase the purchase of animal protein for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to be included in food assistance distributed under the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Protein for Every Plate Act of 2026  .
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Amendments
Section 27(a)(2) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2036(a)(2) ) is amended—
(1)
in subparagraph (D) by striking  and  at the end,
(2)
in subparagraph (E) and inserting the period at the end and inserting  ; and , and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:
(F)
for each of the fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the sum obtained by adding the total dollar amount of commodities specified in subparagraph (E) for such fiscal year and $200,000,000 for the purchase of animal protein.
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To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to increase the purchase of animal protein for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to be included in food assistance distributed under the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983.

Sponsors

Rep. Christopher Pappas (D) sponsors H.R. 8165 alone.

Christopher Pappas

Rep. · D–NH-1 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 8165 went before 1 committee: Agriculture.

Agriculture

Agriculture

Referred To · Mar 30, 2026 · 226 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8165 has taken 2 actions since Mar 30, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 8165 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 8165 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Protein for Every Plate Act of 2026 — Display Title
• Protein for Every Plate Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to increase the purchase of animal protein for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to be included in food assistance distributed under the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8165 under Agriculture and Food, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 8165’s is Agriculture and Food.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8165, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 60 (Monday, March 30, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PAPPAS:H.R. 8165.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United StatesConstitution states that ``Congress shall have the authorityto make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper forcarrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all otherPowers vested by the Constitution in the Government of theUnited States or in any Department of Office thereof.''[Page H2818]

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