S 1212 · 119th Congress

LOCAL Foods Act of 2025

The LOCAL Foods Act of 2025 makes it easier for people who raise their own livestock to process and use that meat without federal inspection. Currently, federal law requires all meat to be inspected by the government before it can be used. This bill creates an exemption for owners of livestock—whether they own the a…

Sponsor

Welch, Peter (D-Vermont)

Introduced

2025-03-31

Policy area

Agriculture and Food

Latest action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.