3.0.0 4338 2023-01-11T13:45:34Z 2023-01-11T13:45:34Z Senate S 2020-07-28 116 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-07-28T16:55:51Z 2020-07-28 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2020-07-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ N B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2020-07-28 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2020-07-28 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2020-07-28 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2020-07-28 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2020-07-28 True H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2020-07-28 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2020-07-29 False B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2020-08-06 False B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2020-09-10 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2020-10-19 False M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2020-10-19 False Agriculture and Food Administrative law and regulatory procedures Animal protection and human-animal relationships Cardiovascular and respiratory health Congressional oversight Department of Agriculture Emergency medical services and trauma care Food industry and services Food supply, safety, and labeling Government studies and investigations Health technology, devices, supplies Infectious and parasitic diseases Meat Worker safety and health Agriculture and Food 00 2020-07-28 Introduced in Senate 2020-08-24T16:00:30Z Safe Line Speeds During COVID-19 Act of 2020

This bill 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 Display Title Safe Line Speeds During COVID–19 Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Safe Line Speeds During COVID–19 Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to temporarily suspend increased line speeds at meat and poultry establishments, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4338is/xml/BILLS-116s4338is.xml 2020-07-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. 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.