Expanding Markets for State-Inspected Meat Processors Act of 2021
Latest action · Oct 5, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 14, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 14, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WV | Carol D. Miller | Original | Sep 14, 2021 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Sep 14, 2021 |
| Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee | Referred Oct 5, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 5, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
- Sep 14, 2021Introduced in House
- Sep 14, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 158, September 14, 2021, page H4524.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 107 | New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act of 2021 | Related bill | Jan 28, 2021 |
| HR 1998 | Expanding Markets for State-Inspected Meat Processors Act of 2021 | Related bill | May 21, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to allow the interstate sale of State-inspected meat, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Expanding Markets for State-Inspected Meat Processors Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 14, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
