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House Bill 1815
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Safe Line Speeds in COVID–19 Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 11, 2021
Overview
Text
Introduced
Mar 11, 2021
Latest Action
May 13, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1815
Congress
117
Policy Area
Agriculture and Food
Agriculture and Food
Primary focus of measure is agricultural practices; agricultural prices and marketing; agricultural education; food assistance or nutrition programs; food industry, supply, and safety; aquaculture; horticulture and plants. Measures concerning international trade in agricultural products may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Rosa DeLauro
Connecticut
Democrat
Raul Grijalva
Arizona
Democrat
Alan Lowenthal
California
Democrat
Barbara Lee
California
Democrat
Grace Napolitano
California
Democrat
Nanette Diaz Barragan
California
Democrat
Ro Khanna
California
Democrat
Eleanor Holmes Norton
District of Columbia
Democrat
Alcee L. Hastings
Florida
Democrat
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
Florida
Democrat
Sanford Bishop Jr.
Georgia
Democrat
Bobby L. Rush
Illinois
Democrat
Jan Schakowsky
Illinois
Democrat
Jesús Chuy García
Illinois
Democrat
Chellie Pingree
Maine
Democrat
Ayanna Pressley
Massachusetts
Democrat
Jim McGovern
Massachusetts
Democrat
Katherine Clark
Massachusetts
Democrat
Andy Levin
Michigan
Democrat
Rashida Tlaib
Michigan
Democrat
Bennie Thompson
Mississippi
Democrat
Emanuel Cleaver
Missouri
Democrat
Steven Horsford
Nevada
Democrat
Bonnie Watson Coleman
New Jersey
Republican
Jeff Van Drew
New Jersey
Democrat
Tom Suozzi
New York
Democrat
Marcy Kaptur
Ohio
Democrat
Tim Ryan
Ohio
Democrat
Earl Blumenauer
Oregon
Democrat
Jim Cooper
Tennessee
Democrat
Steve Cohen
Tennessee
Democrat
Mark Pocan
Wisconsin
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Safe Line Speeds in COVID-19 Act

This bill directs the Food Safety and Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture (USDA), for the duration of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period, to suspend any waivers and not issue new waivers related to line speeds in meat and poultry establishments and inspection staffing requirements for such establishments. Additionally, the implementation of, and conversion to, the New Swine Slaughter Inspection System must be suspended.

No funds made available to USDA during the COVID-19 emergency period shall be used to develop, propose, finalize, issue, amend, or implement any policy, regulation, directive, constituent update, or any other agency program that would increase line speeds at meat and poultry establishments.

Upon termination of the COVID-19 emergency period, the Government Accountability Office shall conduct a review of actions taken by specific federal agencies, including USDA, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to determine the effectiveness of such actions in protecting animal, food, and worker safety.

Text (1)
Introduced in House
March 11, 2021
Actions (4)
05/13/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
03/12/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
03/11/2021
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
03/11/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
May 11, 2023 3:45:15 PM
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