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DIRECT Act

USA117th CongressHR-547| House 
| Updated: 2/24/2021
Dusty Johnson

Dusty Johnson

Republican Representative

South Dakota

Cosponsors (14)
Diana Harshbarger (Republican)Adrian Smith (Republican)Clay Higgins (Republican)Yvette Herrell (Republican)Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (Republican)Ashley Hinson (Republican)Ed Case (Democratic)James R. Baird (Republican)Kelly Armstrong (Republican)Henry Cuellar (Democratic)David G. Valadao (Republican)Tom Emmer (Republican)Robert E. Latta (Republican)Michelle Fischbach (Republican)

Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee, Agriculture Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Direct Interstate Retail Exemption for Certain Transactions Act or the DIRECT Act 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), provided the meat and poultry products so inspected are shipped directly to household consumers and in normal retail quantities. (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.)
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-7425
DIRECT Act
Jan 28, 2021
Introduced in House
Jan 28, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Feb 24, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-7425
    DIRECT Act


  • January 28, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • January 28, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.


  • February 24, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

Agriculture and Food

Food industry and servicesFood supply, safety, and labelingInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaMeatRetail and wholesale tradesState and local government operations

DIRECT Act

USA117th CongressHR-547| House 
| Updated: 2/24/2021
Direct Interstate Retail Exemption for Certain Transactions Act or the DIRECT Act 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), provided the meat and poultry products so inspected are shipped directly to household consumers and in normal retail quantities. (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.)
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-7425
DIRECT Act
Jan 28, 2021
Introduced in House
Jan 28, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Feb 24, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-7425
    DIRECT Act


  • January 28, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • January 28, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.


  • February 24, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Dusty Johnson

Dusty Johnson

Republican Representative

South Dakota

Cosponsors (14)
Diana Harshbarger (Republican)Adrian Smith (Republican)Clay Higgins (Republican)Yvette Herrell (Republican)Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (Republican)Ashley Hinson (Republican)Ed Case (Democratic)James R. Baird (Republican)Kelly Armstrong (Republican)Henry Cuellar (Democratic)David G. Valadao (Republican)Tom Emmer (Republican)Robert E. Latta (Republican)Michelle Fischbach (Republican)

Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee, Agriculture Committee

Agriculture and Food

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Food industry and servicesFood supply, safety, and labelingInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaMeatRetail and wholesale tradesState and local government operations