House Bill 7162
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Expanding Markets for State-Inspected Meat Processors Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jun 11, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
7162
Congress
116
Policy Area
Agriculture and Food
Agriculture and Food
Primary focus of measure is agricultural practices; agricultural prices and marketing; agricultural education; food assistance or nutrition programs; food industry, supply, and safety; aquaculture; horticulture and plants. Measures concerning international trade in agricultural products may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Expanding Markets for State-Inspected Meat Processors Act of 2020
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.)
June 11, 2020
08/13/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
06/11/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
06/11/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 8, 2022 11:40:05 PM