HR 5246
117th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Expanding Markets for State-Inspected Meat Processors Act of 2021
Introduced: September 14, 2021
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 5, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Sep 14, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Sep 14, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expanding Markets for State-Inspected Meat Processors Act of 2021
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