S. 2409 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Jul 23, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryExpands exemption for state-controlled meat processing
The short version: meat slaughtered and prepared at custom facilities usually has to follow federal inspection rules. This bill would change that for meat that stays within one state. It would let custom slaughter facilities skip federal inspection if the meat is prepared at a state-regulated facility and sold only to people, restaurants, and grocery stores within that same state.
How it affects you
This affects small meat producers and local butchers who work within a single state. They could process and sell meat without federal inspection as long as they follow their state's rules and don't ship across state lines. Customers buying meat from local sources in their state might see more locally-processed options available, though individual states could still set their own safety requirements.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Jul 23, 2025)
Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption Act or the PRIME Act
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.
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 AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS. 2409
A BILL
PRIME Act
Sponsor: Sen. Angus S., Jr. King (I-ME) · Introduced Jul 23, 2025 · Agriculture and Food · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jul 23, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.”