# 119-s-1496: New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act of 2025

119-s-1496, New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1496
- Congress: 119
- Title: New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-10
- Sponsor: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-11-04

## Summary

**This bill would allow interstate sales of State‑inspected meat and poultry.** It creates a federal framework to let products inspected under State programs move across state lines and sets a process for the Secretary to designate which State programs may ship interstate goods. - State processors and small plants would gain access to new markets by selling inspected carcasses, parts, meat, and poultry products beyond their home states. This expands where State‑inspected producers can sell their products. - State inspection programs would face a federal designation process. The bill defines how states are approved, published, and can have that approval revoked, while keeping federal standards for adulteration and enforcement. - Retailers and consumers could see more product choices from State‑inspected producers because State or local rules could not block interstate shipments. The change aims to harmonize rules so products move under consistent federal terms.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] (R-SD), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Interstate sales for state-inspected meat and poultry: mixed, medium. If enacted, this bill would let State-inspected meat and poultry be shipped and sold across State lines when a State program is designated by the Agriculture Secretary. The Secretary would publish which States are designated, could revoke a designation on request, and could write rules to implement…

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- 119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.
- 119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona.
- 119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham, a Senator from the State of South Carolina.
- 119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former Senator for the State of Michigan.

## Sources
- [119-s-1496 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1496)

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- [119-s-1261: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1261)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
- [119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewel…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-897)
- [119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham,…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-801)
- [119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former S…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-755)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1496 (as of 2026-11-04).