H.R. 8165 119th Congress House

Protein for Every Plate Act of 2026

Official title: 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 distrib… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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.

Introduced: March 30, 2026 Introduced by: Chris Pappas Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov

Agriculture and Food

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Mar 30, 2026

Introduced in House

Mar 30, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8165: Protein for Every Plate Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8165/

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"H.R. 8165: Protein for Every Plate Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8165/.

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H.R. 8165, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8165/.

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