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H.R. 6120 116th Congress House

Food Worker Pay Standards Act

Official title: To require fair pay for workers employed by companies who provide meat, meat food products, poultry, poultry food products, and processed food to the Federal Government.

Introduced: March 5, 2020 Introduced by: Mark Pocan Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Employee benefits and pensionsFood industry and servicesMeatPublic contracts and procurementWages and earnings
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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 Latest action March 5, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Food Worker Pay Standards Act

This bill prohibits the federal government from purchasing any meat, meat food product, poultry, poultry food product, or processed food produced by workers in the United States who are compensated at a rate lower than the prevailing rate for wages and fringe benefits for such workers in their locality.

The Department of Labor shall determine the prevailing rates and in determining such rates shall take into account any applicable existing collective bargaining agreements in the locality. In no case shall a prevailing rate established pursuant to this bill supersede a worker's wages and benefits agreed to in a collective bargaining agreement.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 32
All 32 Democratic 21 Republican 1
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 20, 2020
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · May 26, 2020
Kennedy, Joseph
· Mar 13, 2020
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Mar 10, 2020
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Mar 9, 2020
Brown, Anthony
· Mar 5, 2020
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Mar 5, 2020
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 5, 2020
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 5, 2020
Fudge, Marcia
· Mar 5, 2020
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Mar 5, 2020
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Mar 5, 2020
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Mar 5, 2020
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Mar 5, 2020
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 5, 2020
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Mar 5, 2020
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Mar 5, 2020
Kildee, Daniel
· Mar 5, 2020
Lee, Barbara
· Mar 5, 2020
Levin, Andy
· Mar 5, 2020
Lowenthal, Alan
· Mar 5, 2020
Napolitano, Grace
· Mar 5, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 5, 2020
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Mar 5, 2020
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Mar 5, 2020
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Mar 5, 2020
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 5, 2020
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Mar 5, 2020
 D
Torres, Norma J.
California · Mar 5, 2020
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Mar 5, 2020
Trone, David
· Mar 5, 2020
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 5, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6120: Food Worker Pay Standards Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6120/
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"H.R. 6120: Food Worker Pay Standards Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6120/.
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H.R. 6120, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6120/.
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