HR5341119th CongressWALLET

LOCAL Foods Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Vindman

Introduced

Summary

Owner-based exemption from federal meat inspection: this bill would let livestock owners slaughter, prepare, and transport meat from animals they own for use by the owner, the owner's household, nonpaying guests, or employees. If an owner designates an agent to assist, the owner would have to maintain custody and specific identification of carcasses or parts as the Secretary of Agriculture requires.

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  • Farmers and small livestock owners: Could process and move meat from animals they own for personal or workplace consumption without triggering the usual Federal Meat Inspection Act procedures, subject to the custody and ID rules when an agent helps.
  • Households, nonpaying guests, and employees: Could receive meat processed under this owner-based exemption for their own use rather than relying on inspected commercial processors.
  • Agents or custom processors: Would operate under an owner’s custody and identification responsibilities when acting on an owner’s behalf, following standards set by the Secretary of Agriculture.

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Personal-use meat exemption for livestock owners

This bill would let livestock owners, even part owners, slaughter their own animals without federal inspection. The meat would have to be only for the owner, the owner's household, nonpaying guests, or employees, and not for sale. It would also let an owner prepare or transport that meat for the same private use. If an owner uses an agent to help, the owner would need to keep custody and specific identification of the meat as set by the Secretary of Agriculture.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Vindman

VA • D

Cosponsors

  • Baird

    IN • R

    Sponsored 9/11/2025

  • Cloud

    TX • R

    Sponsored 9/26/2025

  • Boebert

    CO • R

    Sponsored 9/26/2025

  • Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 10/31/2025

  • Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large]

    VT • D

    Sponsored 11/18/2025

  • Rep. Stansbury, Melanie Ann [D-NM-1]

    NM • D

    Sponsored 3/26/2026

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Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 20273 U.S.C. § 106 — Assistance and services for the Vice President

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