HR 1116
REAL Meat Act of 2025
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Bill overview
The REAL Meat Act of 2025 aims to prevent the use of federal funds from being used to develop or promote cell-cultured meat, which is lab-grown meat. It defines cell-cultured meat as meat produced from animal cells in a laboratory. The bill includes an exception for NASA’s use of funds related to cell-cultured meat intended for space exploration. This legislation seeks to preserve traditional meat production methods.
Key provisions
- Prohibits federal funds from supporting research on cell-cultured meat.
- Prevents federal funds from supporting organizations related to cell-cultured meat.
- Blocks federal assistance to products containing cell-cultured meat ingredients.
- Restricts the promotion and advertising of cell-cultured meat.
- Exempts NASA’s funding for cell-cultured meat intended for space consumption.
Who is affected
- Federal Agencies
- Cell-cultured meat producers
- Meatpacking industry
- Researchers in food science
- Consumers
Notable changes
- Defines ‘cell-cultured meat’ for legal purposes.
- Creates a specific exemption for NASA’s activities related to space-bound cell-cultured meat.
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
H. R. 1116
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to support cell-cultured meat, and for other purposes.
This Act may be cited as the Right to Eat Authentic and Legitimate Meat Act of 2025 REAL Meat Act of 2025
or the
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conducting or supporting research on cell-cultured meat;
supporting meatpacking plants, organizations, or groups relating to cell-cultured meat;
allowing for the receipt of any assistance or other benefit under a program administered by the Secretary of Agriculture for any product that includes as an ingredient cell-cultured meat; and
In this section, the term cell-cultured meat means meat that is sourced from the cells of animals and artificially produced in a laboratory.