H.R. 7425 116th Congress House

DIRECT Act

Official title: To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to allow for the interstate internet sales of certain State-inspected meat, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 30, 2020 Introduced by: Dusty Johnson Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov

Agriculture and Food Food industry and servicesFood supply, safety, and labelingInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social media

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MeatRetail and wholesale tradesState and local government operations

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Aug 13, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

Jul 1, 2020

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2989)

Jun 30, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Jun 30, 2020

Introduced in House

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Latest action August 13, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Direct Interstate Retail Exemption for Certain Transactions Act or the DIRECT Act

This bill allows meat and poultry products inspected by State Meat and Poultry Inspection programs to be sold by retail stores, restaurants, or similar retail-type establishments over the internet and shipped by a carrier in commerce (other than for export to a foreign country), provided the meat and poultry products so inspected are shipped directly to household consumers and in normal retail quantities. (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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