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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[S. 3099 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 3099
To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products
Inspection Act to allow for the interstate internet sales of certain
State-inspected meat and poultry, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
November 4, 2025
Mr. Marshall (for himself, Mr. Tuberville, and Mrs. Hyde-Smith)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
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A BILL
To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products
Inspection Act to allow for the interstate internet sales of certain
State-inspected meat and poultry, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Direct Interstate Retail Exemption
for Certain Transactions Act of 2025'' or the ``DIRECT Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. INTERSTATE INTERNET SALES OF CERTAIN STATE-INSPECTED MEAT.
(a) In General.--Section 301 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21
U.S.C. 661) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ``or for
distribution pursuant to the second sentence of subsection
(c)(2)'' before the period at the end; and
(2) in subsection (c)(2)--
(A) in the first sentence, by inserting ``or by''
after ``conducted at'' each place it appears; and
(B) by inserting after the first sentence the
following: ``For the purposes of this paragraph, any
retail store, restaurant, or similar retail-type
establishment may sell over the internet and ship by
carrier in commerce (other than for export to a foreign
country) any State-inspected meat or meat food product,
provided that the State-inspected meat or meat food
product is shipped directly to household consumers and
in normal retail quantities.''.
(b) Technical Amendments.--Section 301 of the Federal Meat
Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 661) is amended--
(1) by striking ``he'' each place it appears and inserting
``the Secretary''; and
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1), in the first sentence, by
striking ``subparagraph (2)'' and inserting ``paragraph
(2)'';
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in the first sentence, by striking
``paragraph (c)'' and inserting ``subsection'';
and
(ii) in the third sentence (as so
redesignated), by striking ``subparagraph'' and
inserting ``paragraph'';
(C) in paragraph (3)--
(i) by striking ``paragraph (c)'' each
place it appears and inserting ``subsection'';
(ii) by striking ``subparagraph (1)'' and
inserting ``paragraph (1)''; and
(iii) by striking ``this paragraph'' each
place it appears and inserting ``this
subsection''; and
(D) in paragraph (4), by striking ``paragraph (c)''
and inserting ``subsection''.
SEC. 3. INTERSTATE INTERNET SALES OF CERTAIN STATE-INSPECTED POULTRY.
(a) In General.--Section 5 of the Poultry Products Inspection Act
(21 U.S.C. 454) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ``or for
distribution pursuant to the second sentence of subsection
(c)(2)'' before the period at the end; and
(2) in subsection (c)(2)--
(A) in the first sentence, by inserting ``or by''
after ``conducted at'' each place it appears; and
(B) by inserting after the first sentence the
following: ``For the purposes of this paragraph, any
retail store, restaurant, or similar retail-type
establishment may sell over the internet and ship by
carrier in commerce (other than for export to a foreign
country) any State-inspected poultry product, provided
that the State-inspected poultry product is shipped
directly to household consumers and in normal retail
quantities.''.
(b) Technical Amendments.--Section 5 of the Poultry Products
Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 454) is amended--
(1) by striking ``he'' each place it appears and inserting
``the Secretary'';
(2) in subsection (a)(3), in the third sentence, by
striking ``subparagraph (4)'' and inserting ``paragraph (4)'';
and
(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in the first sentence, by striking
``subparagraph (2) of this paragraph (c)'' and
inserting ``paragraph (2)''; and
(ii) in the fourth sentence, by striking
``subparagraph (a)(4) of this section'' and
inserting ``subsection (a)(4)'';
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in the first sentence, by striking
``paragraph (c)'' and inserting ``subsection'';
and
(ii) in the third sentence (as so
redesignated), by striking ``subparagraph'' and
inserting ``paragraph'';
(C) in paragraph (3)--
(i) by striking ``subparagraph (1) of this
paragraph (c)'' and inserting ``paragraph
(1)'';
(ii) by striking ``paragraph (c)'' each
place it appears and inserting ``subsection'';
and
(iii) by striking ``this paragraph'' each
place it appears and inserting ``this
subsection''; and
(D) in paragraph (4), by striking ``paragraph (c)''
and inserting ``subsection''.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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