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Protecting Protein Production and Consumer Access Act of 2020

Introduced: May 15, 2020 See on congress.gov
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May 15, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 15, 2020
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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.

What's happening now May 15, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Republican 8
Abraham, Ralph
· May 22, 2020
 R
Womack, Steve
Arkansas · May 22, 2020
 R
Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · May 15, 2020
Conaway, K.
· May 15, 2020
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · May 15, 2020
 R
Emmer, Tom
Minnesota · May 15, 2020
Hagedorn, Jim
· May 15, 2020
 R
Kelly, Trent
Mississippi · May 15, 2020
 R
Marshall, Roger
Kansas · May 15, 2020
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · May 15, 2020
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · May 15, 2020
Yoho, Ted
· May 15, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6883: Protecting Protein Production and Consumer Access Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6883/
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"H.R. 6883: Protecting Protein Production and Consumer Access Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6883/.
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H.R. 6883, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6883/.
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