DIRECT Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Senator Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
Introduced
Summary
Allows interstate internet sales of State-inspected meat and poultry to household consumers. This bill would let retail stores, restaurants, and similar retail-type establishments sell State-inspected meat and poultry online and ship those products by carrier across state lines in normal retail quantities, while prohibiting exports outside the United States.
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- Households: Consumers could receive State-inspected meat and poultry shipped by carrier from out-of-state sellers in normal retail quantities.
- Retailers and restaurants: Retail stores, restaurants, and similar establishments could sell State-inspected meat and poultry over the internet and ship directly to household consumers across state lines.
- Statutes and administration: The bill makes parallel changes to the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act and includes technical edits that replace pronouns with “the Secretary” and standardize cross-references to clarify the new interstate sales authority.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Stores can ship state-inspected meat and poultry
If enacted, stores and restaurants could sell State‑inspected meat and poultry online and ship them across state lines to households. Shipments would have to go directly to household consumers and be in normal retail quantities. Exports to foreign countries would be barred. The bill would not change inspection, labeling, or food safety requirements.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
KS • R
Cosponsors
Tommy Tuberville
AL • R
Sponsored 11/4/2025
Cindy Hyde-Smith
MS • R
Sponsored 11/4/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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