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119th Congress Agriculture and Food

H.R. 4700: PRIME Act

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Jul 23, 2025
  2. Passed House (not reached)
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Jul 23, 2025

This bill exempts from federal inspection requirements animals and meats that are slaughtered and prepared at custom animal slaughter facilities for distribution within the state. Under current law, a custom slaughter exemption applies if the meat is slaughtered exclusively for personal, household, guest, or employee uses.

Specifically, the bill expands the federal inspection exemption to include the slaughter of animals or the preparation of carcasses, meat, and meat food products that are

  • slaughtered and prepared at a custom slaughter facility in accordance with the laws of the state where the facility is located; and
  • prepared exclusively for distribution to household consumers in the state or restaurants, hotels, boarding houses, grocery stores, or other establishments in the state that either prepare meals served directly to consumers or offer meat and food products for sale directly to consumers in the state.
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The bill does not preempt any state law concerning (1) the slaughter of animals or the preparation of carcasses, meat, and meat food products at a custom slaughter facility; or (2) the sale of meat or meat food products.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Roll calls

0 votes on this bill

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Amendments

0 offered

No amendments were offered to this bill.

Cosponsors

47

Bipartisan support. 1 withdrawn cosponsorship.

Who scored on this bill

2 points earned
  1. 1Thomas Massie R-KY SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, reached a cosponsor milestone, introduced3 events+12
  2. 2Keith Self R-TXCosponsored; withdrew cosponsorship2 events−10
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History

  1. Jul 23, 2025Introduced in the House by Thomas Massie.
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  1. Jul 23, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Jul 23, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.