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H.R. 5341

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 5341, the LOCAL Foods Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Sep 11, 2025 by Rep. Eugene Vindman (D) with 6 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry, and last saw action on Dec 2, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

Record

Text

H.R. 5341 has 6 co-sponsors.

hb5341/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 5341 IH: Livestock Owned by Communities to Advance Local Foods Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-09-11
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5341  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   September 11, 2025   Mr. Vindman  (for himself and  Mr. Baird ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Agriculture    A BILL
To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to exempt certain owners of livestock from inspection requirements, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Livestock Owned by Communities to Advance Local Foods Act of 2025   or the   LOCAL Foods Act of 2025  .
2.
Exemptions from inspection
Section 23(a) of the Federal Meat Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 623(a) ) is amended by striking  the slaughtering by any person of animals of his own raising, and the preparation by him and transportation in commerce of the carcasses, parts thereof, meat and meat food products of such animals exclusively for use by him and members of his household and his nonpaying guests and employees  and inserting  the slaughtering of animals by any person that is an owner of the animals in whole or in part, or the preparation or transportation in commerce of the carcasses or parts thereof or meat and meat food products from those animals by an owner, if such slaughter, preparation, or transportation is exclusively for the use of an owner or the household, nonpaying guests, or employees of an owner, subject to the condition that if an owner designates an agent to assist in such slaughter, preparation, or transportation, the owner shall maintain custody and specific identification of the carcasses or parts thereof or meat and meat food products, as determined by the Secretary .

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-09-11
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Sep 11, 2025

hb5341/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (09/11/2025)

Livestock Owned by Communities to Advance Local Foods Act of 2025 or the LOCAL Foods Act of 2025

This bill provides statutory authority for expanding the personal use exemption from inspection requirements for livestock that are slaughtered and prepared by the owner or at custom animal slaughter facilities for meat products intended for personal consumption.

Under current law, the personal use exemption from certain Food Safety and Inspection Service meat inspection requirements applies to a person who raises an animal and slaughters the animal exclusively for personal, household, guest, or employee uses.

The bill applies the exemption to any person who meets these requirements and is the owner of an animal, in whole or in part. This allows for an animal to have multiple owners (e.g., a community or a group of people buying shares in livestock).

Further, the owner may designate an agent to assist in the slaughter, preparation, or transportation of the carcasses (or parts thereof) or meat and meat food products. If the owner designates an agent, the owner must maintain custody and specific identification of the carcasses or meat.

Sponsors

Rep. Eugene Vindman (D) sponsors H.R. 5341, and 6 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 5341 went before 2 committees: Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee and Agriculture.

Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee
Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee
Referred to · Dec 2, 2025 · 27 Bills
Agriculture
Agriculture
Referred To · Sep 11, 2025 · 226 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5341 has taken 3 actions since Sep 11, 2025, the latest on Dec 2, 2025.

ChamberAction
Dec 2, 2025
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee
Sep 11, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Sep 11, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.Agriculture Committee

Votes

H.R. 5341 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 5341, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 5341 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • LOCAL Foods Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • LOCAL Foods Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Livestock Owned by Communities to Advance Local Foods Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to exempt certain owners of livestock from inspection requirements, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 2 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5341 in 2 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.), Trade (domestic/foreign).

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
FARM ACTION FUNDNonprofit that advocates for policies to foster competition in our food system.Missouri11—
FARM AND RANCH FREEDOM ALLIANCEAgriculture, FoodTexas11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
FARM ACTION FUND11—
FARM AND RANCH FREEDOM ALLIANCE11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CAROLINE NODUS111
PAUL LIPPERT111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
FARM AND RANCH FREEDOM ALLIANCEFARM AND RANCH FREEDOM ALLIANCE2026 second_quarter$18.3K2nd Quarter - Report
FARM ACTION FUNDFARM ACTION FUND2026 first_quarter$10K1st Quarter - Termina…

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5341 under Agriculture and Food, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5341’s is Agriculture and Food.

hr5341/policy-areas.txt
Agriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 5341, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 149 (Thursday, September 11, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. VINDMAN:H.R. 5341.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18[Page H4266]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com