# 116-hr-7425: DIRECT Act

116-hr-7425, DIRECT Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] (R-SD); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7425
- Congress: 116
- Title: DIRECT Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
- Introduced: 2020-06-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] (R-SD)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Direct Interstate Retail Exemption for Certain Transactions Act or the DIRECT Act This bill allows meat and poultry products inspected by State Meat and Poultry Inspection programs to be sold by retail stores, restaurants, or similar retail-type establishments over the internet and shipped by a carrier in commerce (other than for export to a foreign country), provided the meat and poultry products so inspected are shipped directly to household consumers and in normal retail quantities. (Under the inspection programs, the Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service allows states that meet certain requirements to inspect meat and poultry. The state-inspected products are currently limited to intrastate commerce, unless a state opts into a separate Cooperative Interstate Shipment Program.)

## Cosponsors (12)

- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC), 2020-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hagedorn, Jim [R-MN-1] (R-MN), 2020-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2020-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH), 2020-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] (R-WV), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2020-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA), 2020-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA), 2020-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12] (R-TX), 2020-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large] (R-MT), 2020-08-28T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-6742: Protecting Life in Crisis Act
- 116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act
- 116-hr-19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019
- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7425 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7425)

## Related
- [116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3495)
- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-6742: Protecting Life in Crisis Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6742)
- [116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7278)
- [116-hr-19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-19)
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7425 (as of 2025-11-18).