3.0.0 6883 2023-01-11T13:42:54Z 2023-01-11T13:42:54Z House HR 2020-05-15 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 92 (Friday, May 15, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. HARTZLER:H.R. 6883.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H2261]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-05-15T13:01:45Z 2020-05-15 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2020-05-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-05-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001053 Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] Vicky Hartzler R MO 4 N R000603 Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] David Rouzer R NC 7 2020-05-15 True M001198 Rep. Marshall, Roger [R-KS-1] Roger Marshall R KS 1 2020-05-15 True H001088 Rep. Hagedorn, Jim [R-MN-1] Jim Hagedorn R MN 1 2020-05-15 True C001087 Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] Eric Crawford R AR A. "Rick" 1 2020-05-15 True A000372 Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] Rick Allen R GA W. 12 2020-05-15 True S001189 Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] Austin Scott R GA 8 2020-05-15 True K000388 Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1] Trent Kelly R MS 1 2020-05-15 True Y000065 Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] Ted Yoho R FL S. 3 2020-05-15 True E000294 Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6] Tom Emmer R MN 6 2020-05-15 True C001062 Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] K. Conaway R TX Michael 11 2020-05-15 True A000374 Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5] Ralph Abraham R LA Lee 5 2020-05-22 False W000809 Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3] Steve Womack R AR 3 2020-05-22 False W000827 Rep. Wright, Ron [R-TX-6] Ron Wright R TX 6 2020-05-22 False Law Cardiovascular and respiratory health Civil actions and liability Emergency medical services and trauma care Federal preemption Food industry and services Food supply, safety, and labeling Infectious and parasitic diseases Meat State and local government operations Worker safety and health Law 00 2020-05-15 Introduced in House 2020-06-17T20:00:25Z Protecting Protein Production and Consumer Access Act of 2020

This bill exempts meat processing facilities from liability for any act or omission relating to harm arising from exposure to, or infection by, the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19) during the COVID-19 public health emergency. However, this prohibition does not apply with respect to acts or omissions that constitute willful or criminal misconduct, gross negligence, reckless misconduct, or conscious and flagrant indifference to the rights or safety of the individual harmed.

]]> Protecting Protein Production and Consumer Access Act of 2020 Display Title Protecting Protein Production and Consumer Access Act of 2020 Official Title as Introduced To provide liability protection for meat processing facilities during the COVID-19 outbreak, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Protecting Protein Production and Consumer Access Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6883ih/xml/BILLS-116hr6883ih.xml 2020-05-15 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.