Sponsors (3)
The bill trades reduced regulatory burden and short-term federal cost avoidance for poultry industry participants against increased public-health risk, reduced federal oversight of poultry safety, and probable economic and healthcare costs from more foodborne illness.
Poultry producers, processors, and some retailers: the bill reduces near-term regulatory burden and compliance costs by preventing new federal poultry-contamination rules from being finalized or enforced, preserving current operating practices and regulatory certainty for industry.
Federal budget and agencies: the bill avoids the administrative costs, staffing needs, and potential litigation expenses associated with developing and implementing new FSIS poultry rules in the short term.
Consumers and households: the bill prevents finalizing or enforcing new poultry-contamination rules, increasing the risk of Salmonella and other foodborne illness from raw poultry.
USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service and state governments: the bill limits FSIS's authority to issue or enforce poultry-safety rules, reducing federal oversight of poultry safety and constraining regulatory responses to contamination risks.
Hospitals and public-health agencies: increased foodborne illness cases could raise patient loads and public-health response needs, adding strain and costs to health systems and local health departments.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Prohibits any Federal funds from being used to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the FSIS proposed "Salmonella Framework for Raw Poultry Products" published Aug 7, 2024. The prohibition applies to FSIS and any other federal entity and covers all stages of turning the proposal into a final rule and carrying out or enforcing it. That action effectively pauses federal movement on this specific Salmonella rule by cutting off use of appropriated funds for rulemaking and enforcement activities. The immediate effects will fall on federal inspectors and regulators, poultry processors (especially smaller processors), and could affect public-health oversight and regulatory certainty for the poultry supply chain.
Introduced January 23, 2025 by Tracey Mann · Last progress January 23, 2025