# 116-hr-7162: Expanding Markets for State-Inspected Meat Processors Act of 2020

116-hr-7162, Expanding Markets for State-Inspected Meat Processors Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large] (R-WY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7162
- Congress: 116
- Title: Expanding Markets for State-Inspected Meat Processors Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
- Introduced: 2020-06-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large] (R-WY)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Expanding Markets for State-Inspected Meat Processors Act of 2020 This bill allows meat and meat food products inspected by State Meat and Poultry Inspection programs to be sold in interstate commerce. (Under the inspection program, the Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service allows states that meet certain requirements to inspect meat and meat food products. The state-inspected products are currently limited to intrastate commerce, unless a state opts into a separate Cooperative Interstate Shipment Program.)

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act
- 116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act
- 116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act
- 116-hr-5704: COAL TeCC Act of 2020
- 116-hr-5534: Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2020
- 116-hr-19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019

## Sources
- [116-hr-7162 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7162)

## Related
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- [116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7278)
- [116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6829)
- [116-hr-5704: COAL TeCC Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5704)
- [116-hr-5534: Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Ac…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5534)
- [116-hr-19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-19)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7162 (as of 2025-11-18).