HR 547 117th Congress House Agriculture and Food Food industry and services Food supply, safety, and labeling Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Meat Retail and wholesale trades State and local government operations

DIRECT Act

Introduced: May 20, 2021 Introduced by: Johnson, Dusty Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov

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Feb 24, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

Jan 28, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Jan 28, 2021

Introduced in House

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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.)

What's happening now February 24, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

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