REAL Meat Act of 2025
The summary
What this bill does
Right to Eat Authentic and Legitimate Meat Act of 2025 or the REAL Meat Act of 2025
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to support, directly or indirectly, the production, advancement, or enhancement of cell-cultured meat. Under the bill, cell-cultured meat means meat that is sourced from the cells of animals and artificially produced in a laboratory.
The bill includes an exemption for federal funds of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) that are used for activities related to cell-cultured meat that is intended for off-planet consumption.
Legislative timeline
From introduction
Feb 7, 2025
Introduced & referred to committee
Congressional support
Sponsors & Cosponsors
U.S. Representative - OH District 8 · R-OH
Roll-call vote
The vote, by member
The vote, by member
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Bill Metadata
| Congress | 119 |
| Bill Type | HR |
| Bill Number | 1116 |
| Origin Chamber | House |
| Current Status | Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology. |
| Policy Area | Agriculture and Food |
| Primary Committee | Not assigned |
| Introduced | February 7, 2025 |
| Latest Action | March 14, 2025 |
| Cosponsors | 6 · House vote — · — views |