US Congress Senate Bill 4338 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-1)
Status: Introduced on July 28 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Pending: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Directs the Food Safety and Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to temporarily suspend any waivers and not issue new waivers related to line speeds in meat and poultry establishments and inspection staffing requirements for such establishments through 90 days after the date on which the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period is lifted. Additionally, the implementation of, and conversion to, the New Swine Slaughter Inspection System must be suspended. No funds made available to USDA during such 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. Not later than 90 days after the end of the 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.

Safe Line Speeds During COVID–19 Act of 2020

Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]
Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]	Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]	Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA]	Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-07-28	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4338/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4338/BILLS-116s4338is.pdf