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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Expanding Local Meat Processing Act of 2025

S. 782Introduced Feb 27, 2025Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Official title: A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to amend regulations to allow for certain packers to have an interest in market agencies, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen. Ben Luján D-NM
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 27, 2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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

2 cosponsors — 2 Republicans

2 of 2 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.

Joni Ernst (R-IA), Roger Marshall (R-KS).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Ben Luján.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Mexico in Congress

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Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.