H.R. 9432: LIFT the BAR Act

119th Congress · introduced 2026-06-24 · Social Welfare · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

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LIFT the BAR Act

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LIFT the BAR Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] · 102 cosponsors

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Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Gabe Amo (D-RI), Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), Becca Balint (D-VT), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Wesley Bell (D-MO), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Greg Casar (D-TX), Sean Casten (D-IL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Jason Crow (D-CO), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Maxine Dexter (D-OR), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Robert Garcia (D-CA), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Adelita S. Grijalva (D-AZ), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Glenn Ivey (D-MD), Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Summer L. Lee (D-PA), Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Jennifer L. McClellan (D-VA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Analilia Mejia (D-NJ), Christian D. Menefee (D-TX), Grace Meng (D-NY) and 42 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] reported raising $2.9 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr9432.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr9432 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills