H.R. 2222

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2222 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2222

To make inapplicable to surplus broiler hatching eggs certain 
regulations relating to shell eggs, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 18, 2025

Mr. Riley of New York (for himself, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Ms. 
McDonald Rivet, Mr. Harrigan, Mr. Wied, Mr. Harris of Maryland, Mr. 
Womack, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Lawler, Mr. Thanedar, Ms. Salinas, and Ms. 
McBride) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce

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A BILL

To make inapplicable to surplus broiler hatching eggs certain 
regulations relating to shell eggs, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Lowering Egg Prices Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN SHELL EGG RULE PROVISIONS TO SURPLUS 
BROILER HATCHING EGGS SOLD TO EGG BREAKERS.

(a) Inapplicability of Current Rule.--Effective beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this Act, section 118.4(e) of title 21, Code 
of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations) shall not apply with 
respect to surplus broiler hatching eggs that are intended to be sold 
to an egg breaker for purposes of processing such eggs as liquid egg 
products subject to regulation under the Egg Products Inspection Act 
(21 U.S.C. 1031 et seq.).
(b) Revised Rule Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, and in 
consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall issue a rule 
revising section 118.4 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
successor regulations), to allow for surplus broiler hatching eggs to 
be held at such temperature and for such period of time at such 
temperature, so as to be compatible with conditions for hatching chicks 
and to allow for the sale of such eggs to egg breakers for the purposes 
described in subsection (a).
(c) Definitions.--In this Act:
(1) The terms ``egg'' and ``egg product'' have the meanings 
given such terms in section 4 of the Egg Products Inspection 
Act (21 U.S.C. 1033).
(2) The term ``egg breaker'' means a facility in the 
commercial sector that processes eggs by breaking the eggs out 
of their shells and selling the resulting liquid egg product in 
bulk to food manufacturers.
(3) The term ``broiler hatching egg'' means an egg intended 
for use by broiler hatcheries for the production of baby 
chicks.
(4) The term ``broiler hatchery'' means a facility where 
fertilized eggs from broiler breeder chickens are incubated and 
hatched into day-old chicks, which are then raised on farms to 
produce meat as broiler chickens.
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