H.R. 6687 · 118th Congress

Innovative FEED Act of 2023

Introduced on Dec 7, 2023 by Greg Pence (R-IN-6). 31 cosponsors, 8 of them from another party. Latest action (Dec 8, 2023): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Dec 7, 2023
Cosponsors
31
8 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 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the regulation of zootechnical animal food substances.

Subjects

  • Animal and plant health
  • Animal protection and human-animal relationships

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.

Greg PenceR-IN-6Sponsor

Democrats · 8

Republicans · 23

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. Dec 7, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Dec 7, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Dec 7, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  4. Dec 8, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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. ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH INCORPORATED21 reports
    $1M reported (all issues)
  2. DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC.8 reports
    $1.7M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC.$3.3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  3. INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION8 reports
    $1M reported (all issues)
  4. American Feed Industry Association (AFIA)5 reports
    $250K reported (all issues)
  5. ELANCO US INC.5 reports
    $228K reported (all issues)
  6. Idaho Dairymen's Association5 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  7. NATIONAL COUNCIL OF FARMER COOPERATIVES5 reports
    $1.9M reported (all issues)
  8. NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION5 reports
    $2.4M reported (all issues)
  9. National All-Jersey Inc.5 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  10. SOUTH EAST DAIRY FARMERS ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  11. ZOETIS INC.5 reports
    Federal contractor: ZOETIS INC.$1.3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  12. EDGE DAIRY FARMER COOPERATIVE4 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  13. PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU4 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  14. ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY3 reports
    $2.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY$22.8M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  15. Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences2 reports
    $46K reported (all issues)
  16. Northwest Dairy Association/Darigold2 reports
    $13.5K reported (all issues)
  17. National Grain and Feed Association1 report
    $116K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • 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 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 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 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 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.