Skip to main content
H.R. 4559 118th 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: July 11, 2023 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
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 24, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Jul 11, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Jul 11, 2023
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action August 24, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Food Worker Pay Standards Act

This bill prohibits the Department of Agriculture 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 must determine the prevailing rates and in determining such rates shall take into account any applicable existing collective bargaining agreements in the locality. A prevailing rate established pursuant to this bill must not supersede a worker's wages and benefits agreed to in a collective bargaining agreement.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4978 Agricultural Worker Justice Act
  • S 2601 Agricultural Worker Justice Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Casar, Greg
Texas · Jul 11, 2023
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4559: Food Worker Pay Standards Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4559/
MLA
"H.R. 4559: Food Worker Pay Standards Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4559/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 4559, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4559/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 4559: Food Worker Pay Standards Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4559/)
Report a problem