Bill > S3423

This bill, titled the "Lowering Egg Prices Act of 2025," aims to exempt surplus broiler hatching eggs, which are eggs intended for producing baby chicks, from certain regulations that currently apply to shell eggs. Specifically, it will prevent the regulation found in section 118.4(e) of title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations from being applied to these surplus hatching eggs when they are sold to "egg breakers," which are facilities that process eggs into liquid egg products for food manufacturers. The bill also requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, to create a new rule within 180 days that allows these surplus broiler hatching eggs to be stored at temperatures and for durations suitable for hatching chicks, facilitating their sale to egg breakers for processing. The context for this change is to allow these specific types of eggs, which are not intended for direct human consumption as shell eggs, to be handled and sold in a manner compatible with their intended use in producing broiler chickens.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3423/all-info