LOCAL Foods Act of 2025

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 1212 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1212 To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to exempt certain owners of livestock from inspection requirements, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 31, 2025 Mr. Welch (for himself, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Sanders) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to exempt certain owners of livestock from inspection requirements, 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 ``Livestock Owned by Communities to Advance Local Foods Act of 2025'' or the ``LOCAL Foods Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. EXEMPTIONS FROM INSPECTION. Section 23(a) of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 623(a)) is amended by strikin…