Bill · S. 3423· Senate(119-S-3423)
Lowering Egg Prices Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 12/10/2025
- Last activity
- 12/10/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Sponsored by
- Tom Cotton
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The ``Lowering Egg Prices Act of 2025'' aims to change how surplus broiler hatching eggs are treated under current regulations. It seeks to make certain shell egg regulations inapplicable to these surplus eggs when they are sold to egg breakers for processing into liquid egg products. The bill requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue a revised rule within 180 days. This new rule would allow these eggs to be held at temperatures compatible with hatching chicks. This change applies to eggs intended for broiler hatcheries to produce meat chickens.
Yes
Would business owners be better off under this?+3
The bill provides operational flexibility and potential cost savings for those in the egg processing and hatchery industries.
Would farmers be better off under this?+3
The bill assists poultry farmers by providing a more flexible regulatory pathway for selling surplus broiler hatching eggs.
Does this make it easier to run a small business?+3
The bill reduces regulatory burdens for egg breakers and hatcheries by allowing more flexible storage temperatures for surplus eggs.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Flexibility in Egg Storage: Under Section 2(b), the bill requires a new rule that allows surplus broiler hatching eggs to be held at temperatures compatible with hatching chicks. This could be positive as it allows these eggs to be held at temperatures suitable for their intended use while being sold for processing.
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Facilitating Egg Processing: According to Section 2(a), the bill makes certain shell egg regulations inapplicable to surplus broiler hatching eggs sold to egg breakers. This allows these eggs to be processed into liquid egg products subject to regulation under the Egg Products Inspection Act.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Business Owners+3Good For Farmers+3
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Small Business Support+3
- 12/10/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Introduced in Senate
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