# 119-s-3423: Lowering Egg Prices Act of 2025

119-s-3423, Lowering Egg Prices Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3423
- Congress: 119
- Title: Lowering Egg Prices Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-10
- Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would allow surplus broiler hatching eggs to be held at hatching-compatible temperatures and sold to egg breakers for processing into liquid egg products.** It would require the Food and Drug Administration, working with the Department of Agriculture, to revise FDA regulation 21 C.F.R. 118.4 to allow that holding and sale and to issue the revised rule within 180 days after enactment. - Broiler hatcheries and farmers: Would be able to sell surplus broiler hatching eggs to commercial egg breakers and hold those eggs under temperatures compatible with hatching so they can be processed. - Egg breakers and food manufacturers: Would gain a defined pathway to receive and process surplus broiler hatching eggs as liquid egg products regulated under the Egg Products Inspection Act. - Regulators: Would have to revise section 118.4 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations within 180 days after enactment, with FDA consulting USDA on the changes. - Legal clarity: The bill defines key terms such as "egg", "egg product", "egg breaker", "broiler hatching egg", and "broiler hatchery" for consistent regulatory treatment.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Allow hatcheries to sell surplus eggs: benefit, low. This bill would make 21 C.F.R. 118.4(e) not apply to surplus broiler hatching eggs that are intended to be sold to egg breakers for processing as liquid egg products under the Egg Products Inspection Act. The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the FDA Commissioner and consulting…

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- 119-s-2342: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-4615: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
- 119-s-2142: GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-2010: TERMS Act
- 119-s-292: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-3423 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3423)

## Related
- [119-s-2342: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2342)
- [119-s-4615: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4615)
- [119-s-2142: GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2142)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-2010: TERMS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2010)
- [119-s-292: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-292)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3423 (as of 2026-04-21).