GOP Lawmakers Narrow Bid to Oppose State Livestock Regulations

House Republicans are reintroducing revised legislation targeting certain state laws that regulate livestock production standards.

Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) is expected to introduce a bill with 18 GOP cosponsors on Wednesday that would prevent states and local governments from enforcing conditions for how an animal bought from another state is raised, according to a review of legislative text obtained first by Bloomberg Government.

“The Save Our Bacon Act reaffirms livestock producers’ right to sell their products across state lines, without interference from arbitrary mandates,” Hinson said in a statement to Bloomberg Government. “This legislation will stop out-of-touch activists—who don’t know ...