H.R. 2859: PRIME Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-05-21 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-05-21 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

PRIME Act

Plain summary

Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption Act or the PRIME Act This bill expands the exemption of custom slaughtering of animals from federal inspection requirements. Under current law, the exemption applies if the meat is slaughtered for personal, household, guest, and employee uses. The bill expands the exemption to include meat that is slaughtered and prepared at a custom slaughter facility in accordance with the laws of the state where the facility is located; and prepared exclusively for distribution to household consumers in the state or restaurants, hotels, boarding houses, grocery stores, or other establishments in the state that either prepare meals served directly to consumers or offer meat and food products for sale directly to consumers in the state. The bill does not preempt any state law concerning (1) the slaughter of animals or the preparation of carcasses, parts thereof, meat and meat food products at a custom slaughter facility; or (2) the sale of meat or meat food products.

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Official text

PRIME Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] · 55 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), John Garamendi (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Scott Perry (R-PA), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Jared F. Golden (D-ME), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Carol D. Miller (R-WV), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Chip Roy (R-TX), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Darren Soto (D-FL), Ted Budd (R-NC), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Jason Smith (R-MO), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Brian Babin (R-TX), W. Gregory Steube (R-FL), Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI), Ben Cline (R-VA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] reported raising $8.9 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (2)

Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Exemption: A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr2859.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr2859 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116