United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 7 R · 2 D · 1 I cosponsors

S 2409 — PRIME Act

Last action — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced July 23, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 10 sponsors

    1 primary, 9 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 3 parties (7 R · 2 D · 1 I) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption Act or the PRIME Act This bill exempts from federal inspection requirements animals and meats that are slaughtered and prepared at custom animal slaughter facilities for distribution within the state. Under current law, a custom slaughter exemption applies if the meat is slaughtered exclusively for personal, household, guest, or employee uses. Specifically, the bill expands the federal inspection exemption to include the slaughter of animals or the preparation of carcasses, meat, and meat food products that are 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, meat, and meat food products at a custom slaughter facility; or (2) the sale of meat or meat food products.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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Compared against current U.S. Code AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.

The bill exempts custom slaughter facilities from federal meat inspection requirements, allowing them to operate under state laws instead.

  • 21 U.S.C. 623

    (b) Exemption for Slaughter and Preparation Occurring at Custom Slaughter Facilities.--(1) Definition of state.--In this subsection, the term `State' means any State or territory.(2) Exemption.--The provisions of this title requiring inspection of the slaughter of animals and the preparation of the carcasses, parts thereof, meat, and meat food products at establishments conducting those operations for commerce shall not apply to the slaughtering by any person of animals at a custom slaughter facility and the preparation at that custom slaughter facility and transportation in commerce of the carcasses, parts thereof, meat, and meat food products of those animals if--(A) the slaughtering and preparation carried out at the custom slaughter facility is carried out in accordance with the law of the State in which the custom slaughter facility is located; and(B) the animals are slaughtered and the carcasses, parts thereof, meat, and meat food products of the animals are prepared exclusively for distribution to--(i) household consumers within the State in which the custom slaughter facility is located; or(ii) restaurants, hotels, boarding houses, grocery stores, or other establishments located in the State in which the custom slaughter facility is located that--(I) are involved in the preparation of meals served directly to consumers; or(II) offer meat and meat food products for sale directly to consumers in the State.

    This addition allows custom slaughter facilities to operate without federal inspection, as long as they comply with state law and serve local markets.

  • 21 U.S.C. 623

    subsections (b), (c), and (d) → subsections (c), (d), and (e)

    This change reorders the subsections to accommodate the new exemption section.

  • 21 U.S.C. 623

    paragraph (b) → subsection

    This update clarifies the reference to the amended subsection in the remaining text.

Action History

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 537 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (9)

Not signed on (537)

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 2409 do?
Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption Act or the PRIME Act This bill exempts from federal inspection requirements animals and meats that are slaughtered and prepared at custom animal slaughter facilities for distribution within the state. Under current law, a custom slaughter exemption applies if the meat is slaughtered exclusively for personal, household, guest, or employee uses. Specifically, the bill expands the federal inspection exemption to include the slaughter of animals or the preparation of carcasses, meat, and meat food products that are 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, meat, and meat food products at a custom slaughter facility; or (2) the sale of meat or meat food products.
Who sponsors S 2409?
S 2409 is sponsored by King, Angus S., Jr. (Independent), Paul, Rand (Republican), Lummis, Cynthia M. (Republican), Merkley, Jeff (Democratic), Gillibrand, Kirsten E. (Democratic), Cramer, Kevin (Republican), Blackburn, Marsha (Republican), Hoeven, John (Republican), Lee, Mike (Republican), and Sullivan, Dan (Republican).
What is the current status of S 2409?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced July 23, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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