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5
Robert
Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5]
Latta
E.
R
2021-02-05
OH
F000470
7
Michelle
Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7]
Fischbach
R
2021-02-23
MN
E000294
6
Tom
Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6]
Emmer
R
2021-02-23
MN
C001055
1
Ed
Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]
Case
D
2021-02-23
HI
C001087
1
Eric
Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]
Crawford
A. "Rick"
R
2021-03-11
AR
H001084
2
Yvette
Rep. Herrell, Yvette [R-NM-2]
Herrell
R
2021-05-20
NM
H001086
1
Diana
Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1]
Harshbarger
R
2021-08-03
TN
V000129
21
David
Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-21]
Valadao
G.
R
2021-08-17
CA
H001077
3
Clay
Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]
Higgins
R
2022-11-03
LA
Food industry and services Food supply, safety, and labeling Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Meat Retail and wholesale trades State and local government operations
2021-01-28
Introduced in House
 <p><b>Direct Interstate Retail Exemption for Certain Transactions Act or the</b> <b>DIRECT Act</b></p> <p>This bill allows meat and poultry products inspected by State Meat and Poultry Inspection programs to be sold by retail stores, restaurants, or similar retail-type establishments over the internet and shipped by a carrier in commerce (other than for export to a foreign country), provided the meat and poultry products so inspected are shipped directly to household consumers and in normal retail quantities. (Under the inspection programs, the Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service allows states that meet certain requirements to inspect meat and poultry. The state-inspected products are currently limited to intrastate commerce, unless a state opts into a separate Cooperative Interstate Shipment Program.)</p>
2021-12-10T19:51:22Z
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DIRECT Act
DIRECT Act
Display Title
IH
Introduced in House
To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to allow for the interstate internet sales of certain State-inspected meat and poultry, and for other purposes.
Official Title as Introduced
IH
Introduced in House
DIRECT Act
Short Title(s) as Introduced
IH
Introduced in House
Direct Interstate Retail Exemption for Certain Transactions Act
Short Title(s) as Introduced
2021-02-24
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.