{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://davidson.house.gov/2024/6/rep-davidson-introduces-the-real-meat-act-of-2024", "Rep. Davidson Introduces The REAL Meat Act of 2024", "2024-06-17", "2024", "2024-06", "Republican", "House", "OH", "Warren Davidson", "D000626", "davidson.house.gov", "davidson", "https://davidson.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C.\u2014 Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH) introduced the REAL Meat Act of 2024 today alongside 8 other House colleagues. This legislation prohibits federal funding from being obligated or expended for the research, production, advancement, or enhancement of cell-cultured meat.\n\n\u201cFake cell-cultured meat not only poses a health risk to the human body, but it also threatens the livelihoods of America\u2019s hard-working ranchers, livestock farmers, and butchers. Recently, laws prohibiting lab-grown meat have been passed in states like Florida and Alabama. Congress must act to ensure U.S. taxpayers are not footing the bill for this inferior, experimental product.\u201d said Rep. Davidson (R-OH)\n\nThe REAL Meat Act of 2024 is cosponsored by Reps. Hern, Steube, Rosendale, Hageman, Baird, Jackson, Massie, and Self.\n\nLegislative Summary:\n\nThis legislation would prohibit federal funding from going towards the following activities:\n\nThe research and advancement of cell-cultured meat technology\n\nThe promotion or advertisement of cell-cultured meat products\n\nThe production of cell-cultured meat\n\nThe purchase of cell-cultured meat for federal nutrition programs, such as SNAP", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:11:47Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://davidson.house.gov/2024/6/rep-davidson-introduces-the-real-meat-act-of-2024"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.1612088419497013, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}