HR 7162
116th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Food industry and services
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Meat
State and local government operations
Expanding Markets for State-Inspected Meat Processors Act of 2020
Introduced: June 11, 2020
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 13, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Jun 11, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Jun 11, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expanding Markets for State-Inspected Meat Processors Act of 2020
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.)
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1