Newly introduced Hot Rotisserie Chicken Act would allow Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants to purchase hot rotisserie chicken with their benefits.
'Family Grocery and Farmer Relief Act' would force meat companies with product lines from more than one species to divest and limit their production to one species.
Meat Institute says that Sen. Schumer’s bill will destroy the meat packing industry, sending costs for consumers soaring, reducing union jobs, and harming livestock and poultry producers.
Senate Committee on Appropriations approves on a 27-0 vote its fiscal 2026 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.
Senate Committee on Appropriations approves a bill providing $27.1 billion in discretionary spending, including funds for USDA agencies important to animal agriculture.
The New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act would allow meat and poultry products inspected by state Meat and Poultry Inspection programs to be sold across state lines.
House Agriculture Chairman K. Michael Conaway (R-TX) has introduced H.R. 2393, a bill to repeal mandatory Country of Origin Labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken products.