House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
PRIME Act
Official title: To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to exempt from inspection the slaughter of animals and the preparation of carcasses conducted at a custom slaughter facility, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Thomas Massie R-KYWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 23, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 23, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4700.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MASSIE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 126, July 23, 2025, Page H3649):Article I Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 23, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 19 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4700, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/4700
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 19, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
48 cosponsors — 40 Republicans, 8 Democrats
8 of 48 cosponsors (17%) are from the other party.
Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Michael Baumgartner (R-WA), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Josh Brecheen (R-OK), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Eric Burlison (R-MO), John Carter (R-TX), Ben Cline (R-VA), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Andrew Clyde (R-GA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Brandon Gill (R-TX), Jared Golden (D-ME), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Marjorie Greene (R-GA), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Harriet Hageman (R-WY), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Laurel Lee (R-FL), Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Celeste Maloy (R-UT), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Mary Miller (R-IL), Cory Mills (R-FL), Blake Moore (R-UT) and 18 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Thomas Massie.
- H.R. 2267 (119th) NICS Data Reporting Act of 2026
- H.Res. 1399 (119th) Directing the Committee on Ethics to preserve and publicly release records relating to monetary settlements involving acts of sexual…
- H.Con.Res. 38 (119th) Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized…
- H.R. 645 (119th) National Constitutional Carry Act
- H.Res. 581 (119th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 185) to advance responsible policies.
- H.R. 24 (119th) Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2025
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.