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H.R. 9387

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 9387, the REAL Butter Act, was introduced in the House on Jun 22, 2026 by Rep. Tony Wied (R) with 11 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Jun 22, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Record

Text

H.R. 9387 has 11 co-sponsors.

hb9387/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 9387 IH: Recognizing Engineered Alternatives as Lab-Created Butter Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-06-22
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 9387  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   June 22, 2026   Mr. Wied  (for himself,  Mr. Riley of New York ,  Mr. Van Orden ,  Ms. Tenney ,  Mr. Rose ,  Mr. Schweikert , and  Mr. Tiffany ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure consumer choice by requiring truthful labeling of lab-created butter, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Recognizing Engineered Alternatives as Lab-Created Butter Act   or the   REAL Butter Act  .
2.
Ensuring consumer choice by requiring truthful labeling of lab-created butter
Section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 343 ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(z)
(1)
If it is a synthesized butter product or contains such a product and its label does not bear immediately before the name of the product  lab-created butter  or  contains lab-created butter , respectively.
(2)
For purposes of this paragraph:
(A)
The term ‘synthesized butter product’ means a product that—
(i)
is marketed as butter, but utilizes sources of milkfat that are synthesized through non-agricultural processes; and
(ii)
fails to conform to the standard of identity for butter specified in the Act of March 4, 1923 (42 Stat. 1500).
(B)
The term  butter  has the meaning given such term in the Act of March 4, 1923 (42 Stat. 1500).
 .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-06-22
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure consumer choice by requiring truthful labeling of lab-created butter, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Tony Wied (R) sponsors H.R. 9387, and 11 members have co-sponsored it, 6 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 9387 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Jun 22, 2026 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 9387 has taken 2 actions since Jun 22, 2026.

ChamberAction
Jun 22, 2026
House
Introduced in House
Jun 22, 2026
House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Energy and Commerce Committee

Votes

H.R. 9387 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 9387 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • REAL Butter Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Recognizing Engineered Alternatives as Lab-Created Butter Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • REAL Butter Act — Display Title
  • To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure consumer choice by requiring truthful labeling of lab-created butter, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 4 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 9387 in 1 quarterly filing, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Animals, Budget/Appropriations, Clean Air and Water (quality), Energy/Nuclear, Environment/Superfund, Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.), Immigration.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATIONDevelop and carries out policies that advance the well-being of dairy producers and co-opsVirginia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
MARIA BROCKAMP111
SHAWNA MORRIS111
TONY RICE111
TREY FORSYTH111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATIONNATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION2026 second_quarter$387.8K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 9387 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 9387’s is Health.

hr9387/policy-areas.txt
HealthAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 9387, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 104 (Monday, June 22, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WIED:H.R. 9387.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8[Page H4131]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com