H.R. 1462 · 118th Congress

DAIRY PRIDE Act

Introduced on Mar 8, 2023 by John Joyce (R-PA-13). 48 cosponsors, 14 of them from another party. Latest action (Mar 17, 2023): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Mar 8, 2023
Cosponsors
48
14 from the other party
Policy area
Health
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To require enforcement against misbranded milk alternatives.

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

John JoyceR-PA-13Sponsor

Democrats · 14

Republicans · 34

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Mar 8, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Mar 8, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Mar 8, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  4. Mar 17, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION11 reports
    $3.8M reported (all issues)
  2. ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION6 reports
    $900K reported (all issues)
  3. DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC.6 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC.$3.3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  4. EDGE DAIRY FARMER COOPERATIVE5 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  5. Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative (Formerly Edge)5 reports
    $250K reported (all issues)
  6. Idaho Dairymen's Association5 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  7. Midwest Dairy Coalition5 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  8. National All-Jersey Inc.5 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  9. Northwest Dairy Association/Darigold5 reports
    $33.8K reported (all issues)
  10. PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU5 reports
    $70K reported (all issues)
  11. SOUTH EAST DAIRY FARMERS ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  12. OATLY, INC.4 reports
    $160K reported (all issues)
  13. Alliance for Plant Based Inclusion2 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  14. Flora Food Group US, Inc. (fka Upfield US Inc.)1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  15. UPFIELD US INC.1 report

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.