President Donald Trump said he is preparing legal documents to let farmers and ranchers process their own meat, while Republican Representative Thomas Massie renewed calls for Congress to pass the bipartisan Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption (PRIME) Act. The measure would allow local slaughterhouses to sell meat within their states without federal inspection requirements. Massie said the bill has dozens of bipartisan sponsors in both chambers. A pilot version passed the House as part of its farm bill but was omitted from the Senate version still under consideration by the Senate Agriculture Committee. Trump's announcement followed backlash over plans to allow as much as 300,000 metric tons of ground beef to enter the United States without out-of-quota tariffs for 90 days and be sold at prices 25% below market levels. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the plan's details remain under discussion. The administration says more imports could replenish the cattle herd and reduce consumer costs, while ranchers and the National Cattlemen's Beef Association have warned that weakening federal inspection standards could undermine food safety. The move adds to pressure on a concentrated beef-processing industry as the herd stands at 86.2 million head, ground beef averages $6.89 per pound, and Tyson Foods expects a $500 million to $650 million adjusted operating loss in its fiscal 2026 beef segment.