Both the House Committee on Agriculture and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry are reviewing introductory legislation that could potentially impact the meat and poultry industry.
On Jan. 7, 2023, member-elects of the 118th Congress were sworn into the Senate and House of Representatives. Following the 2022 midterm elections, the Democratic Party retains control of the Senate, and Republicans reclaimed control of the House.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service will no longer require the condemnation of poultry carcasses affected with one or more forms of the avian leukosis complex.