H.R. 1815 · 117th Congress · House

Safe Line Speeds in COVID–19 Act

Active· Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Introduced
Mar 11, 21
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive 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.

Action Timeline

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  1. MAY 13, 2021•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

  2. MAR 12, 2021•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  3. MAR 11, 2021•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. MAR 11, 2021•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  5. MAR 11, 2021•IntroReferral

    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.

  6. MAR 11, 2021•IntroReferral

    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.

  7. MAR 11, 2021•IntroReferral

    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.

Committees

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Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee

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Referred: May 13, 2021

Active

Health Subcommittee

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Referred: Mar 12, 2021

Active

Energy and Commerce Committee

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Referred: Mar 11, 2021

Active

Education and Workforce Committee

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Referred: Mar 11, 2021

Active

Agriculture Committee

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Referred: Mar 11, 2021

Active