H.R. 1116 — REAL Meat Act of 2025

This section establishes the short title of the Act as the “Right to Eat Authentic and Legitimate Meat Act of 2025” or the “REAL Meat Act of 2025.”

This section prohibits the use of Federal funds to support, directly or indirectly, the production, advancement, or enhancement of cell-cultured meat, including by funding research, supporting meatpacking plants, organizations, or groups related to cell-cultured meat, providing assistance or other benefits under a Department of Agriculture program for products containing cell-cultured meat, or promoting or advertising cell-cultured meat. It exempts National Aeronautics and Space Administration funds used to support cell-cultured meat intended for off-planet consumption. It defines cell-cultured meat as meat sourced from animal cells and artificially produced in a laboratory.