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119th Congress

S. 1496

New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act of 2025

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor
Mike Rounds(R-SD)
Introduced
Apr 10, 2025
Policy area
Agriculture and Food
Committees
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Official text
Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (9)

Original cosponsors (9)

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version

New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act of 2025 This bill allows meat and poultry products inspected by State Meat and Poultry Inspection programs to be sold in interstate commerce. Under the inspection programs, the Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service allows states that meet certain requirements to inspect meat and poultry. The state-inspected products are currently limited to intrastate commerce, unless a state opts into a separate Cooperative Interstate Shipment Program.

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No recorded votes on this bill.

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