HR 8482
116th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Food industry and services
Health technology, devices, supplies
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intergovernmental relations
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
State and local government operations
Worker safety and health
American Food Workers Protection Act
Introduced: October 1, 2020
Introduced by:
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Republican
· Arkansas
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 1, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Oct 1, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
American Food Workers Protection Act
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture to support state and local jurisdictions in providing (1) priority COVID-19 testing for essential critical food and agriculture workers; (2) priority access to personal protective equipment, sanitizers, face coverings, and other health-related or protective supplies necessary to safely perform essential critical infrastructure work; and (3) assurance that the federal agency responsible for the distribution of a vaccine for COVID-19 in the United States will prioritize essential critical food and agriculture workers for inoculation with the vaccine.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1