U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10744: Red Meat Inspection Exemption Act
Status: In committee, October 5, 2026
To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act, to provide exemptions for small scale red meat producers and processors.
What the bill says
To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act, to provide exemptions for small scale red meat producers and processors.
From the introduced text, October 5, 2026:
To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act, to provide exemptions for small scale red meat producers and processors. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Red Meat Inspection Exemption Act . SECTION 2. Distribution of meat of animals slaughtered and processed on farms Section 23 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 623 ) is amended-- (1) by redesignating paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) as paragraphs (c), (d), and (e), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (a) the following new paragraph: (b) (1) Under such terms and conditions as the Secretary shall prescribe through rules and regulations issued under section 24 that may be necessary to ensure food safety and protect public health, such as special handling procedures, the Secretary shall, subject to subparagraph (2), exempt from inspection requirements under this Act meat or meat food products intended for direct distribution by the producer or an agent designated by the producer to the consumer, including, but not limited to, distribution on the farm, at farm stands, at farmers markets, and at any other venue where direct producer to consumer transactions are conducted, that are slaughtered and processed in accordance with paragraph (a) by the producer of the livestock from which such meat and meat food products are derived, if-- (A) the labeling of …
Sponsors
- Thomas Massie (R, HD-004) · primary sponsor
- Chellie Pingree (D, HD-001)
- Eric Burlison (R, HD-007)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Common questions
- What is HB10744?
- HB10744 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Red Meat Inspection Exemption Act.
- What does HB10744 do?
- In its own words: To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act, to provide exemptions for small scale red meat producers and processors.
- What is the status of HB10744?
- In committee as of October 5, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. (October 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10744?
- Thomas Massie (R, HD-004), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB10744?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10744
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