Expanding Markets for State-Inspected Meat Processors Act of 2021
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 18, 2021)
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 just happenedMay 21, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMar 18, 2021
- May 21, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee - Mar 18, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Agriculture Committee - Mar 18, 2021IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Mar 18, 2021IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House