H.R. 7082: Ensuring STEAKS Act of 2020
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H.R. 7082: Ensuring STEAKS Act of 2020
116th Congress · introduced 2020-06-01 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2020-06-01 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
Ensuring STEAKS Act of 2020
Plain summary
Ensuring Safety Tools so that Employees are All Kept Secure Act of 2020 or the Ensuring STEAKS Act of 2020 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to issue regulations with respect to protection against COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) for workers in meat processing establishments. Through the end of the COVID-19 emergency period, USDA must review and update such regulations at least every 90 days to ensure worker safety. Until such regulations are issued, the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to worker safety must be used as interim requirements for meat processing establishments.
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Official text
Ensuring STEAKS Act of 2020
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] · 0 cosponsors
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- A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
- Rulemaking
- The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr7082.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>
Record fed-us-cong116-hr7082 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116