Expanding Markets for State-Inspected Meat Processors Act of 2021
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Sep 14, 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 happenedOct 5, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseSep 14, 2021
- Oct 5, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee - Sep 14, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Agriculture Committee - Sep 14, 2021IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Sep 14, 2021IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House