New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act of 2025

Sponsored bySen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]SD· Introduced 10 April 2025

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

10 April 2025·1 year ago

Summary

Introduced in Senate · Updated 15 August 2025

New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act of 2025

This bill allows meat and poultry products inspected by State Meat and Poultry Inspection programs to be sold in interstate commerce. 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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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
10 April 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
10 April 2025 · IntroReferral

Sponsorship

9 cosponsors

Sponsor

Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]SD

Cosponsors

Democrat111%
Republican778%
Independent111%

Independent:Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]ME
Democrat:Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]MN
Republican:Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]WY
Republican:Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY]WY
Republican:Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]MT
Republican:Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]IA
Republican:Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]SD
Republican:Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]ND
Republican:Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND]ND

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Agriculture and Food

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