# 119-hr-5832: REAL Meats Act

119-hr-5832, REAL Meats Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] (R-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5832
- Congress: 119
- Title: REAL Meats Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-10-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-03

## Summary

**Mandatory labeling for cell-cultured and analogue meat products.** This bill would add a new labeling standard to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act requiring clear qualifying terms immediately before product names so consumers know what they are buying. - Consumers: Labels must show a qualifying term like "cell-cultured", "lab-grown", "analogue", "meatless", or "plant-based" immediately before the product name, making contents and nature easier to spot at a glance. - Producers and retailers: Companies selling cell-cultured or analogue products would have to change packaging and product names to include the specified descriptors or the word "imitation" when using animal species names such as "chicken" or "beef". - Regulatory definitions: The bill defines "analogue product" as foods made from plants, insects, or fungus that mimic meat but do not contain meat or poultry at levels that would trigger inspection, and it defines "cell-cultured product" as tissue grown from harvested animal cells in a laboratory.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] (R-TN), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] (R-TX), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6] (R-TX), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] (R-TX), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] (R-TX), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New labels for lab-grown and plant-based meats: mixed, medium. This bill would set national definitions for cell-cultured and analogue meat-like foods. Makers, packagers, and stores would need to put a clear term right before the product name. Examples include cell-cultured, lab-grown, analogue, plant-based, or made from plants. If a product uses a meat name l…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-1919: Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act
- 119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act
- 119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1232: National Right-to-Work Act
- 119-hres-719: Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.
- 119-hr-1628: 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-5832 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5832)

## Related
- [119-hr-1919: Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1919)
- [119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1301)
- [119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-38)
- [119-hr-1232: National Right-to-Work Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1232)
- [119-hres-719: Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-719)
- [119-hr-1628: 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1628)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5832 (as of 2026-10-03).