# 119-hr-5341: LOCAL Foods Act of 2025

119-hr-5341, LOCAL Foods Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-26).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5341
- Congress: 119
- Title: LOCAL Foods Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-09-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-26

## Summary

**This bill would expand the Federal Meat Inspection Act's private-use exemption to let animal owners slaughter, prepare, and transport meat for private household use.** It would limit that exemption to meat used exclusively by an owner, their household, nonpaying guests, or employees, and it would add rules for agent involvement. - Owners and small producers: Would be allowed to slaughter, prepare, and transport carcasses or meat only for the owner, their household, nonpaying guests, or employees. - Agents and oversight: If an owner designates an agent to assist, the owner would have to maintain custody and specific identification of the carcasses or parts, with the Secretary determining the applicable custody and identification standards.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3] (R-UT), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2025-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] (R-TX), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2026-03-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More home slaughter rights for owners: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would let a person who owns an animal, even a partial owner, slaughter it for their household. It would also let owners prepare or transport the meat only for the owner, the owner's household, nonpaying guests, or employees. If an owner hires an agent to help, the owner would…

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- 119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
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- 119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250

## Sources
- [119-hr-5341 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5341)

## Related
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
- [119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4382)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9250)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5341 (as of 2026-09-26).