Senate Bill
S. 1496
New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act of 2025
Primary Sponsor
Mike Rounds
R - SD
Cosponsors
9
Quick Stats
Policy Area
Summary
This bill allows meat and poultry products inspected under state programs to be sold across state lines in interstate commerce. Currently, state-inspected products can only be sold within the state unless states join a separate Cooperative Interstate Shipment Program. This would expand markets for smaller processors.
Latest Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act of 2025
This bill allows meat and poultry products inspected under state programs to be sold across state lines in interstate commerce. Currently, state-inspected products can only be sold within the state unless states join a separate Cooperative Interstate Shipment
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This bill allows meat and poultry products inspected under state programs to be sold across state lines in interstate commerce. Currently, state-inspected products can only be sold within the state unless states join a separate Cooperative Interstate Shipment Program. This would expand markets for smaller processors.
- Bill Number
- 1496
- Introduced
- 4/10/2025
- Status
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Policy Area
- Agriculture and Food
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Fact Sheet
- Title
- New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act of 2025
- Bill Number
- 1496
- Sponsor
- No sponsor
- Status
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Introduced
- 4/10/2025
- Summary
- This bill allows meat and poultry products inspected under state programs to be sold across state lines in interstate commerce. Currently, state-inspected products can only be sold within the state unless states join a separate Cooperative Interstate Shipment Program. This would expand markets for s
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