DIRECT Act of 2025
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Allows retail establishments to sell and ship certain State-inspected meat and poultry products interstate over the internet directly to household consumers in normal retail quantities.
Who Benefits and How
State-inspected meat and poultry retailers and producers could gain a broader interstate customer base, and consumers could gain access to more direct-purchase options.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal and State inspection officials would need to oversee the broader interstate retail pathway, while federally inspected competitors could face added competition.
Key Provisions
- Allows internet sales and interstate carrier shipment of certain State-inspected meat directly to household consumers.
- Creates the same interstate internet-sales pathway for certain State-inspected poultry products.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Allows retail establishments to sell and ship certain State-inspected meat and poultry products interstate over the internet directly to household consumers in normal retail quantities.
Key Policy Areas
Agriculture, Trade
Primary Purpose
Allows retail establishments to sell and ship certain State-inspected meat and poultry products interstate over the internet directly to household consumers in normal retail quantities.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- State-inspected meat and poultry retailers and producers
- Household consumers purchasing specialty or local products online
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Inspection authorities overseeing the expanded interstate retail pathway
- Competing producers facing broader interstate competition
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Marshall (for himself, Mr. Tuberville, and Mrs. Hyde-Smith) introduced …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, …
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
State-inspected meat retailers and producers gaining direct interstate online sales authority
State-inspected poultry retailers and producers gaining direct interstate online sales authority
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
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