Safe Line Speeds in COVID–19 Act
- Last Action
- 5/13/2021
Actions
- 2021-05-13Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
- 2021-03-12Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2021-03-11Referred 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.
- 2021-03-11Referred 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.
- 2021-03-11Referred 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.
- 2021-03-11Introduced in House
- 2021-03-11Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-11 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (20)
- BENNIE THOMPSON (D-MS)
- JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
- Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ)
- JAMES COOPER (D-TN)
- Nanette Barragan (D-CA)
- GRACE NAPOLITANO (D-CA)
- BOBBY RUSH (D-IL)
- Alan Lowenthal (D-CA)
- Thomas Suozzi (D-NY)
- MARCY KAPTUR (D-OH)
- Ro Khanna (D-CA)
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
- ALCEE HASTINGS (D-FL)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
- BARBARA LEE (D-CA)
- Jesus Garcia (D-IL)
- Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)
- Andy Levin (D-MI)
- JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
- Katherine Clark (D-MA)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Animal protection and human-animal relationships
- Appropriations
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Agriculture
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Food industry and services
- Food supply, safety, and labeling
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Industrial facilities
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Livestock
- Meat
- Worker safety and health
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