# 119-hr-3076: Strengthening Local Processing Act of 2025

119-hr-3076, Strengthening Local Processing Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3076
- Congress: 119
- Title: Strengthening Local Processing Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Boosts capacity and resilience for small and very small meat and poultry processors.** It creates grants, training, model HACCP resources, and raises federal cost shares to expand local processing and state partnerships. - Small and very small establishments get free HACCP guidance, a searchable database of peer‑reviewed validation studies, online model HACCP plans, and a required guidance on HACCP plan approval within two years. Competitive grants up to $500,000 and a simplified track for grants up to $100,000 can pay for facility upgrades, cold storage, PPE, humane handling equipment, and HACCP plan development. - Farmers and ranchers gain priority access to projects that increase local slaughter capacity within a 200‑mile radius, making it easier to get animals processed nearer to their operations. - Workers and trainees benefit from new local meat and poultry processing training programs and structured apprenticeships awarded to community colleges, technical schools, nonprofits, and covered establishments. The bill authorizes $10 million per year for institutional training for 2025–2030 and $10 million per year for processor training for 2026–2030. - State inspection programs see higher federal support and stronger interstate options. The federal share of state inspection rises from 50% to 65%, Cooperative Interstate Shipment cost share jumps to 80% while employee thresholds increase from 25 to 50, and the Secretary must do outreach to at least 25% of eligible States and report results to Congress. *Authorizes $20 million per year for processing grants for fiscal years 2026–2031 along with the training authorizations above, which increases federal spending.*

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME), 2026-03-25T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New grants for small meat processors: benefit, high. This bill would set up a new grant program for small processors, State‑inspected plants, and custom operators, with awards starting within 60 days of enactment. It would authorize $20 million per year for 2026–2031, with grants up to $500,000 for up to 3 years. The federal share would be up to 90%…
- Training and apprenticeships for processing jobs: benefit, medium. The bill would fund two grant streams for training in meat and poultry processing. Institutions could get $10 million per year for 2025–2030 to start or grow programs. Processors could get $10 million per year for 2026–2030 to run training and apprenticeships, with a simpler process for grants of $…
- Food safety plan help for small plants: benefit, medium. The bill would create a free, searchable database of approved validation studies and post model food safety plans for small plants within 18 months. USDA would publish guidance within 2 years on what small plants must show to get a plan approved. It would bar USDA from publishing confidential busin…
- More support for state-inspected processors: benefit, medium. The bill would raise the federal share of State meat and poultry inspection costs from 50% to 65%. It would also raise the federal share for the Cooperative Interstate Shipment program from 60% to 80%. It would lift program employee thresholds from 25 to 50 and change a size band to more than 50 bu…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-3076 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3076)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3077)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3076 (as of 2026-04-21).