119-s3099

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3099 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 3099

 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.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 November 4, 2025

 Mr. Marshall (for himself, Mr. Tuberville, and Mrs. Hyde-Smith) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
 Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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 A BILL

 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.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Direct Interstate Retail Exemption 
for Certain Transactions Act of 2025'' or the ``DIRECT Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. INTERSTATE INTERNET SALES OF CERTAIN STATE-INSPECTED MEAT.

    (a) In General.--

Section 301 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 
U.S.C. 661) is amended--

    (1) in subsection

    (a)

    (1) , by inserting ``or for 
 distribution pursuant to the second sentence of subsection
            (c) (2) '' before the period at the end; and

    (2) in subsection
            (c) (2) --
        (A) in the first sentence, by inserting ``or by'' 
 after ``conducted at'' each place it appears; and
        (B) by inserting after the first sentence the 
 following: ``For the purposes of this paragraph, any 
 retail store, restaurant, or similar retail-type 
 establishment may sell over the internet and ship by 
 carrier in commerce (other than for export to a foreign 
 country) any State-inspected meat or meat food product, 
 provided that the State-inspected meat or meat food 
 product is shipped directly to household consumers and 
 in normal retail quantities.''.

    (b) Technical Amendments.--

Section 301 of the Federal Meat 
Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 661) is amended--

    (1) by striking ``he'' each place it appears and inserting 
 ``the Secretary''; and

    (2) in subsection
            (c) --
        (A) in paragraph

    (1) , in the first sentence, by 
 striking ``subparagraph

    (2) '' and inserting ``paragraph

    (2) '';
        (B) in paragraph

    (2) --
            (i) in the first sentence, by striking 
 ``paragraph
            (c) '' and inserting ``subsection''; 
 and
            (ii) in the third sentence (as so 
 redesignated), by striking ``subparagraph'' and 
 inserting ``paragraph'';
            (C) in paragraph

    (3) --
            (i) by striking ``paragraph
            (c) '' each 
 place it appears and inserting ``subsection'';
            (ii) by striking ``subparagraph

    (1) '' and 
 inserting ``paragraph

    (1) ''; and
            (iii) by striking ``this paragraph'' each 
 place it appears and inserting ``this 
 subsection''; and
            (D) in paragraph

    (4) , by striking ``paragraph
            (c) '' 
 and inserting ``subsection''.

SEC. 3. INTERSTATE INTERNET SALES OF CERTAIN STATE-INSPECTED POULTRY.

    (a) In General.--

Section 5 of the Poultry Products Inspection Act 
(21 U.S.C. 454) is amended--

    (1) in subsection

    (a)

    (1) , by inserting ``or for 
 distribution pursuant to the second sentence of subsection
            (c) (2) '' before the period at the end; and

    (2) in subsection
            (c) (2) --
        (A) in the first sentence, by inserting ``or by'' 
 after ``conducted at'' each place it appears; and
        (B) by inserting after the first sentence the 
 following: ``For the purposes of this paragraph, any 
 retail store, restaurant, or similar retail-type 
 establishment may sell over the internet and ship by 
 carrier in commerce (other than for export to a foreign 
 country) any State-inspected poultry product, provided 
 that the State-inspected poultry product is shipped 
 directly to household consumers and in normal retail 
 quantities.''.

    (b) Technical Amendments.--

Section 5 of the Poultry Products 
Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 454) is amended--

    (1) by striking ``he'' each place it appears and inserting 
 ``the Secretary'';

    (2) in subsection

    (a)

    (3) , in the third sentence, by 
 striking ``subparagraph

    (4) '' and inserting ``paragraph

    (4) ''; 
 and

    (3) in subsection
            (c) --
        (A) in paragraph

    (1) --
            (i) in the first sentence, by striking 
 ``subparagraph

    (2) of this paragraph
            (c) '' and 
 inserting ``paragraph

    (2) ''; and
            (ii) in the fourth sentence, by striking 
 ``subparagraph

    (a)

    (4) of this section'' and 
 inserting ``subsection

    (a)

    (4) '';
        (B) in paragraph

    (2) --
            (i) in the first sentence, by striking 
 ``paragraph
            (c) '' and inserting ``subsection''; 
 and
            (ii) in the third sentence (as so 
 redesignated), by striking ``subparagraph'' and 
 inserting ``paragraph'';
            (C) in paragraph

    (3) --
            (i) by striking ``subparagraph

    (1) of this 
 paragraph
            (c) '' and inserting ``paragraph

    (1) '';
            (ii) by striking ``paragraph
            (c) '' each 
 place it appears and inserting ``subsection''; 
 and
            (iii) by striking ``this paragraph'' each 
 place it appears and inserting ``this 
 subsection''; and
            (D) in paragraph

    (4) , by striking ``paragraph
            (c) '' 
 and inserting ``subsection''.
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