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H.R. 1815 117th Congress House

Safe Line Speeds in COVID–19 Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to suspend increases in line speeds at meat and poultry establishments, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 11, 2021 Introduced by: Rosa L. DeLauro Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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May 13, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Mar 12, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 11, 2021
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.
Mar 11, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 13, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 26
All 26 Democratic 19 Republican 1
D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Jun 17, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 1, 2021
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 12, 2021
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 12, 2021
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Mar 12, 2021
RYAN, TIM
· Mar 12, 2021
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Mar 11, 2021
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Mar 11, 2021
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Mar 11, 2021
COOPER, JAMES
· Mar 11, 2021
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Mar 11, 2021
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Mar 11, 2021
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 11, 2021
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Mar 11, 2021
Levin, Andy
· Mar 11, 2021
Lowenthal, Alan
· Mar 11, 2021
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 11, 2021
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Mar 11, 2021
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Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Mar 11, 2021
RUSH, BOBBY
· Mar 11, 2021
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 11, 2021
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Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Mar 11, 2021
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Mar 11, 2021
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Mar 11, 2021
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Mar 11, 2021
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Mar 11, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1815: Safe Line Speeds in COVID–19 Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1815/
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"H.R. 1815: Safe Line Speeds in COVID–19 Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1815/.
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