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H.R. 3187 (114th)

PRIME Act

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Introduced

23 July 2015

Last action

25 August 2015 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

Sponsors

Thomas Massie, Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], WALTER JONES, Jared Polis, Jared Huffman, Justin Amash, Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5], Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8], Kevin Cramer, Scott DesJarlais, JOHN DUNCAN, Mike Coffman, Robert Wittman, Rep. Hardy, Cresent [R-NV-4], Zoe Lofgren, Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6], Jeff Fortenberry, Tom McClintock, DANA ROHRABACHER, Dave Brat, Raul Labrador, Mark Sanford

Subjects

Agriculture

Source updated

5 December 2025

Agriculture

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Summary

Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption Act or the PRIME Act This bill amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to expand 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 and restaurants, hotels, boarding houses, grocery stores, or other establishments in the state that either prepare meals served directly to consumers or sell meat and food products directly to consumers in the state. The bill does not preempt any state law concerning the slaughter of animals or the preparation of carcasses, parts thereof, meat and meat food products at a custom slaughter facility, or the sale of meat or meat food products.

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Timeline

  1. 23 July 2015

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 23 July 2015

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 23 July 2015

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 25 August 2015

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

    Source: Committee

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