Meat Sales: Shipping State-Inspected Products Across State Lines
Also known as: DIRECT Act of 2025
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Key Points
This bill would allow local butcher shops, restaurants, and small retailers to sell meat and poultry over the internet to customers living in other states.
Right now, meat that is inspected by state agencies instead of the federal government is generally blocked from being sold across state lines. This bill would remove that restriction for online orders.
The goal is to help small farmers and local meat processors find more customers and grow their businesses by shipping products directly to people's homes.
To prevent large-scale commercial issues, the meat must be shipped in 'normal retail quantities' and go directly to a household for personal use.
This change would apply to both meat products like beef and pork, as well as poultry products like chicken and turkey.
Milestones
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Nov 4, 2025Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Nov 4, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
DIRECT Act of 2025
Bill NumberS 3099
Congress119th Congress
ChamberSenate
Latest ActionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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