H.R. 4673 – Save Our Bacon Act

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The Save Our Bacon Act aims to keep meat and milk‑derived products moving freely across state lines by giving producers a federal right to market their livestock nationwide. It stops states from creating a patchwork of extra regulations that could block out‑of‑state products, supports a national market, and aligns U.S. practices with international trade commitments. The bill applies to animals raised for slaughter or milk production, but not to egg‑laying animals.

Key Provisions

Gives producers of meat‑ and milk‑derived livestock a federal right to raise and sell their animals across state lines, stopping states from adding extra rules for out‑of‑state products.
Bars any state or local government from imposing production standards on covered livestock that weren’t already required where the animals were raised.
Defines “covered livestock” as domestic animals raised for meat or for milk‑based products, but excludes animals raised mainly for eggs.
Clarifies that “production” means the raising or breeding of covered livestock, not the later steps of moving, harvesting, or processing them.

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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Agriculture Committee

July 23, 2025

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Introduced in House

July 23, 2025

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Agriculture Committee

July 23, 2025

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Introduced in HouseIssued July 23, 2025

I

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 4673

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 23, 2025

Mrs. Hinson (for herself, Mr. Feenstra, Mr. Nunn of Iowa, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. Graves, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Messmer, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Flood, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Alford, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Bost, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Harris of North Carolina, Mr. Finstad, Mr. Wied, and Mr. Rose) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

A BILL

To ensure the free movement of livestock-derived products in interstate commerce.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Save Our Bacon Act.

2.

Ensuring the free movement of livestock-derived products in interstate commerce

(a)

Purpose

The purpose of this section is to—

(1)

protect the free movement in interstate commerce of products derived from covered livestock;

(2)

encourage a national market of such products;

(3)

ensure that producers of covered livestock are not subject to a patchwork of State laws restricting access to a national market; and

(4)

ensure that the United States continues to uphold its international trade obligations.

(b)

In general

Producers of covered livestock have a Federal right to raise and market their covered livestock in interstate commerce and therefore no State or subdivision thereof may enact or enforce, directly or indirectly, a condition or standard on the production of covered livestock other than for covered livestock physically raised in such State or subdivision.

(c)

Protecting interstate commerce

Producers of covered livestock have a Federal right to raise and market their covered livestock in interstate commerce and therefore no State or subdivision thereof may enact or enforce, directly or indirectly, as a condition for sale or consumption, any condition or standard of production on products derived from covered livestock not physically raised in such State or subdivision that is in addition to, or different from, the conditions or standards of production in the State in which the production occurs.

(d)

Definitions

In this section:

(1)

Covered livestock

The term covered livestock—

(A)

means any domestic animal raised for the purpose of—

(i)

slaughter for human consumption; or

(ii)

producing products manufactured for human consumption which are derived from the processing of milk, including fluid milk products; and

(B)

does not include domestic animals raised for the primary purpose of egg production.

(2)

Production

The term production—

(A)

means the raising (including breeding) of covered livestock; and

(B)

does not include the movement, harvesting, or further processing of covered livestock.