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PRIME Act

USA116th CongressS-1620| Senate 
| Updated: 5/22/2019
Angus S. King

Angus S. King

Independent Senator

Maine

Cosponsors (8)
Mike Braun (Republican)Mike Lee (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Lamar Alexander (Republican)Rand Paul (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption Act or the PRIME Act This bill expands the exemption of custom slaughtering of animals from federal inspection requirements. Under current law, the exemption applies if the meat is slaughtered for personal, household, guest, and employee uses. The bill expands the exemption to include meat that is 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, parts thereof, meat and meat food products at a custom slaughter facility; or (2) the sale of meat or meat food products.
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Timeline
May 22, 2019
Introduced in Senate
May 22, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Jun 21, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-2859
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
  • May 22, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 22, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.


  • June 21, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-2859
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2859: PRIME Act
  • S 116-3922: Coronavirus Regulatory Repeal Act of 2020
Food industry and servicesFood supply, safety, and labelingLivestockMeatRetail and wholesale trades

PRIME Act

USA116th CongressS-1620| Senate 
| Updated: 5/22/2019
Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption Act or the PRIME Act This bill expands the exemption of custom slaughtering of animals from federal inspection requirements. Under current law, the exemption applies if the meat is slaughtered for personal, household, guest, and employee uses. The bill expands the exemption to include meat that is 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, parts thereof, meat and meat food products at a custom slaughter facility; or (2) the sale of meat or meat food products.
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Timeline
May 22, 2019
Introduced in Senate
May 22, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Jun 21, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-2859
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
  • May 22, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 22, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.


  • June 21, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-2859
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Angus S. King

Angus S. King

Independent Senator

Maine

Cosponsors (8)
Mike Braun (Republican)Mike Lee (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Lamar Alexander (Republican)Rand Paul (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2859: PRIME Act
  • S 116-3922: Coronavirus Regulatory Repeal Act of 2020
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Food industry and servicesFood supply, safety, and labelingLivestockMeatRetail and wholesale trades