S. 3099 · 119th Congress
DIRECT Act of 2025
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Direct Interstate Retail Exemption for Certain Transactions Act of 2025 or the DIRECT Act of 2025
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Nov 4, 2025
Direct Interstate Retail Exemption for Certain Transactions Act of 2025 or the DIRECT Act of 2025
This bill allows meat and poultry products inspected by State Meat and Poultry Inspection programs to be sold by retail stores, restaurants, or similar retail-type establishments over the internet and shipped by a carrier in commerce (other than for export to a foreign country). The state-inspected meat and poultry products must be shipped directly to household consumers and in normal retail quantities (e.g., do not exceed 300 pounds for beef, 100 pounds for pork, and 27.5 pounds for lamb).
As background, under the inspection programs, the Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service allows states that meet certain requirements to inspect meat and poultry. The state-inspected products are currently limited to intrastate commerce, unless a state opts into a separate Cooperative Interstate Shipment Program.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: DIRECT Act of 2025
Also known as: Direct Interstate Retail Exemption for Certain Transactions Act of 2025
Latest action (Nov 4, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Policy area: Agriculture and Food · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Nov 4, 2025
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.