S. 3099 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Nov 4, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryAllows state-inspected meat sales online nationwide
Right now, meat and poultry inspected by state programs can only be sold within that state, unless the state joins a special program. This bill would change that, letting retail stores and restaurants sell state-inspected meat and poultry over the internet and ship it across state lines directly to home cooks. There are limits on quantities—like 300 pounds of beef per order—to keep it in the realm of normal household purchases.
How it affects you
If you like buying meat online, this means you'd have more options available for delivery to your home, including products from state-inspected sources you couldn't access before. Small meat producers and local butchers who rely on state inspection would gain the ability to reach customers in other states without extra paperwork or program enrollment.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Nov 4, 2025)
Direct Interstate Retail Exemption for Certain Transactions Act of 2025 or the DIRECT Act of 2025
This bill allows meat and poultry products inspected by State Meat and Poultry Inspection programs to be sold by retail stores, restaurants, or similar retail-type establishments over the internet and shipped by a carrier in commerce (other than for export to a foreign country). The state-inspected meat and poultry products must be shipped directly to household consumers and in normal retail quantities (e.g., do not exceed 300 pounds for beef, 100 pounds for pork, and 27.5 pounds for lamb).
As background, under the inspection programs, the Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service allows states that meet certain requirements to inspect meat and poultry. The state-inspected products are currently limited to intrastate commerce, unless a state opts into a separate Cooperative Interstate Shipment Program.
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. 3099
A BILL
DIRECT Act of 2025
Sponsor: Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) · Introduced Nov 4, 2025 · Agriculture and Food · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Nov 4, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.”