PRIME Act

Summary

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

1. 21 May 2019

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 21 May 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 21 May 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 21 June 2019

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 21 May 2019 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 21 May 2019

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 21 May 2019

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 21 May 2019

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Sponsors

• Thomas Massie · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] · D · Sponsor
• Justin Amash · R · Sponsor
• Andy Biggs · R · Sponsor
• Jeff Duncan · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] · D · Sponsor
• Jared Huffman · D · Sponsor
• Steve King · R · Sponsor
• Mark Meadows · R · Sponsor
• Scott Perry · R · Sponsor
• Elise Stefanik · R · Sponsor
• Mark Green · R · Cosponsor
• Rodney Davis · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] · D · Cosponsor
• Matt Gaetz · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Jared Golden · D · Cosponsor
• Tom McClintock · R · Cosponsor
• Tim Burchett · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Alexander Mooney · R · Cosponsor
• Robert Wittman · R · Cosponsor
• Lloyd Smucker · R · Cosponsor
• Chip Roy · R · Cosponsor
• Louie Gohmert · R · Cosponsor
• Warren Davidson · R · Cosponsor
• Ken Buck · R · Cosponsor
• Darren Soto · D · Cosponsor
• Ted Budd · R · Cosponsor
• Ralph Norman · R · Cosponsor
• Paul Gosar · R · Cosponsor
• Ron Wright · R · Cosponsor
• Scott Tipton · R · Cosponsor
• Mo Brooks · R · Cosponsor
• Bill Posey · R · Cosponsor
• Billy Long · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] · R · Cosponsor
• GREG WALDEN · R · Cosponsor
• Ted Yoho · R · Cosponsor
• F. SENSENBRENNER · R · Cosponsor
• Debbie Lesko · R · Cosponsor
• Earl Blumenauer · D · Cosponsor
• Mark Walker · R · Cosponsor
• David McKinley · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] · R · Cosponsor
• Brett Guthrie · R · Cosponsor

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