S 1496 United States Senate · 119th Congress

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

This bill amends federal meat and poultry inspection laws to allow state-inspected meat and poultry products to be sold across state lines. It removes the previous restriction that limited such products to sales only within the state where they were inspected, enabling interstate commerce for products meeting state inspection standards. The bill requires the Secretary of Agriculture to permit interstate shipments of properly inspected state products and prohibits states from blocking the movement or sale of these items. It directly affects small meat and poultry producers, processors, and retailers who rely on state inspection programs instead of federal oversight. The change aims to expand market access for these businesses without altering inspection standards.
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Apr 2025
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Introduced Apr 10, 2025 Last action Apr 10, 2025
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Apr 10, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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Apr 10, 2025
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