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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 26 (Friday, February 7, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [&lt;a href="https://www.gpo.gov"&gt;www.gpo.gov&lt;/a&gt;]By Mr. DAVIDSON:H.R. 1116.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:``Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall havePower . . . To make all Laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, andall other Powers vested by this Constitution in theGovernment of the United States, or in any Department orOfficer thereof.''[Page H585]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2]</fullName>
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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Right to Eat Authentic and Legitimate Meat Act of 2025 or the REAL Meat Act of 2025&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to support, directly or indirectly, the production, advancement, or enhancement of cell-cultured meat. Under the bill,&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;cell-cultured meat&lt;/em&gt; means meat that is sourced from the cells of animals and artificially produced in a laboratory.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The bill includes an exemption for federal funds of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)&amp;nbsp;that are used for activities related to cell-cultured meat that is intended for off-planet consumption.&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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        <title>To prohibit the use of Federal funds to support cell-cultured meat, and for other purposes.</title>
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