Simple Explanation of H.R. 8757 – REAL Meat Act of 2024

This bill is called the "Right to Eat Authentic and Legitimate Meat Act of 2024", or the "REAL Meat Act of 2024."

What does this bill do?

The bill says that no federal money (money from the U.S. government) can be used to help with cell-cultured meat. Cell-cultured meat is meat made from animal cells grown in a lab, instead of meat from animals raised and slaughtered on farms.

Specifically, the bill prevents federal money from being used to:

• Support research on lab-grown meat.
• Help meatpacking companies or groups that work with lab-grown meat.
• Provide government assistance or benefits to products that contain cell-cultured meat as an ingredient.
• Promote or advertise lab-grown meat.

Is there any exception?

The only exception is for NASA (the space agency). Federal money can still be used to support lab-grown meat if it is being developed for use in space or on other planets.

Why is this bill important?

Supporters of this bill believe people should have the right to eat traditional meat from animals and that government funds should not promote or support lab-grown alternatives.

In short:

This bill blocks U.S. government money from being spent on lab-grown meat except for special space-related projects.