HR 1998 United States House · 117th Congress

Expanding Markets for State-Inspected Meat Processors Act of 2021

Summary
Expanding Markets for State-Inspected Meat Processors Act of 202 1 This bill allows meat and meat food products inspected by State Meat and Poultry Inspection programs to be sold in interstate commerce. Under the inspection program, the Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service allows states that meet certain requirements to inspect meat and meat food products. The state-inspected products are currently limited to intrastate commerce, unless a state opts into a separate Cooperative Interstate Shipment Program.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
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Introduced Mar 18, 2021 Last action May 21, 2021
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May 21, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
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Mar 18, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
lower
Mar 18, 2021
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1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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