REAL Meat Act of 2025 has not moved since its introduction on Feb 7, 2025, with cosponsors, all Republicans
IntroducedFeb 7, 2025
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 90 words.
Right to Eat Authentic and Legitimate Meat Act of 2025 or the REAL Meat Act of 2025 This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to support, directly or indirectly, the production, advancement, or enhancement of cell-cultured meat. Under the bill, cell-cultured meat means meat that is sourced from the cells of animals and artificially produced in a laboratory. The bill includes an exemption for federal funds of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) that are used for activities related to cell-cultured meat that is intended for off-planet consumption.
Context
- Committees
- House Agriculture Committee
- Policy area
- Agriculture and Food: 14 of 2,036 bills became law, 113th–118th (0.7%)
- Sponsor
- 0 of 126 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 190 words
- Latest action
- Mar 14, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0
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Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]