S2409Referred to Committee

PRIME Act

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

119th

Congress

2025-07-23

Introduced

Cosponsors

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Type

Sponsor

Angus S. King, Jr.

Independent · ME · Senator

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (9)

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Latest Action

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

2025-07-23

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Plain-English Summary

The PRIME Act would allow small meat producers to process and sell their products directly to consumers without going through large commercial slaughterhouses, making it easier for local farms and ranches to bring meat to market. This would give farmers more control over their operations and potentially lower costs, while giving consumers access to locally-raised meat products. The bill affects small agricultural producers, consumers interested in local food sources, and the meat processing industry.

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Subjects

Agriculture and Food

Full Bill Text

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 2409 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2409 To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to exempt from inspection the slaughter of animals and the preparation of carcasses conducted at a custom slaughter facility, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 23, 2025 Mr. King (for himself, Mr. Paul, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Hoeven, and Mr. Lee) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to exempt from inspection the slaughter of animals and the preparation of carcasses conducted at a custom slaughter facility, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption Act'' or the ``PRIME Act''. SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FOR SLAUGHTER AND PREPARATION OCCURRING AT CUSTOM SLAUGHTER FACILITIES. Section 23 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 623) is amended-- (1) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and (d) as subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively; (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: ``(b) Exemption for Slaughter and Preparation Occurring at Custom Slaughter Facilities.-- ``(1) Definition of state.--In this subsection, the term `State' means any State or territory. ``(2) Exemption.--The provisions of this title requiring inspection of the slaughter of animals and the preparation of the carcasses, parts thereof, meat, and meat food products at establishments conducting those operations for commerce shall not apply to the slaughtering by any person of animals at a custom slaughter facility and the preparation at that custom slaughter facility and transportation in commerce of the carcasses, parts thereof, meat, and meat food products of those animals if-- ``(A) the slaughtering and preparation carried out at the custom slaughter facility is carried out in accordance with the law of the State in which the custom slaughter facility is located; and ``(B) the animals are slaughtered and the carcasses, parts thereof, meat, and meat food products of the animals are prepared exclusively for distribution to-- ``(i) household consumers within the State in which the custom slaughter facility is located; or ``(ii) restaurants, hotels, boarding houses, grocery stores, or other establishments located in the State in which the custom slaughter facility is located that-- ``(I) are involved in the preparation of meals served directly to consumers; or ``(II) offer meat and meat food products for sale directly to consumers in the State.''; and (3) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), in the second sentence, by striking ``paragraph (b)'' and inserting ``subsection''. SEC. 3. NO PREEMPTION OF STATE LAW. Nothing in an amendment made by section 2 preempts any State law relating to-- (1) the slaughter of animals or the preparation of carcasses, parts thereof, meat, and meat food products at a custom slaughter facility; or (2) the sale of meat or meat food products. <all>

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