H.R. 5134 · 118th Congress

Biomanufacturing and Jobs Act

Introduced on Aug 4, 2023 by Mark Alford (R-MO-4). 15 cosponsors, 5 of them from another party. Latest action (Sep 19, 2023): Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Aug 4, 2023
Cosponsors
15
5 from the other party
Policy area
Agriculture and Food
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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 amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to improve the biobased markets program, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Advisory bodies
  • Agricultural marketing and promotion
  • Congressional oversight
  • Consumer affairs
  • Department of Agriculture
  • Government information and archives
  • Manufacturing
  • Public contracts and procurement
  • Public-private cooperation
  • Small business
  • State and local government operations

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Mark AlfordR-MO-4Sponsor

Democrats · 5

Republicans · 10

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

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. Aug 4, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Aug 4, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Aug 4, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  4. Aug 4, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  5. Sep 19, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

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. Braskem America, Inc.10 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)
  2. CORN REFINERS ASSOCIATION10 reports
    $990K reported (all issues)
  3. ALTERNATIVE FUELS & CHEMICALS COALITION5 reports
  4. BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION4 reports
    $7.4M reported (all issues)
  5. Genomatica4 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  6. COVESTRO LLC3 reports
  7. LanzaTech Inc.3 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: LANZATECH, INC.AI match · 100%
  8. AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL2 reports
    $12.4M reported (all issues)

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 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 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 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 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.