Expanding Markets for State-Inspected Meat Processors Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 5/21/2021
Actions
- 2021-05-21Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
- 2021-03-18Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- 2021-03-18Introduced in House
- 2021-03-18Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-18 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (1)
- Carol Miller (R-WV)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Food industry and services
- Food supply, safety, and labeling
- Meat
- State and local government operations
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