Bill > HR1116

This bill, known as the "REAL Meat Act of 2025", aims to prohibit the use of federal funds to support cell-cultured meat, which is meat artificially produced in a laboratory using animal cells. Under the bill, federal funds cannot be used to support cell-cultured meat through research, supporting related meatpacking plants or organizations, providing agricultural assistance for products containing cell-cultured meat, or promoting such meat. The bill includes a specific exemption for NASA, allowing federal funds to be used for cell-cultured meat research and development intended for consumption in space. The legislation seeks to limit government investment in and promotion of laboratory-grown meat, effectively protecting traditional meat production industries and potentially slowing the development of alternative meat technologies. By introducing this funding restriction, the bill represents a legislative effort to maintain conventional meat production methods and potentially slow the advancement of cell-cultured meat technologies.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1116/all-info