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H.R. 7521: Safe Line Speeds in COVID–19 Act

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H.R. 7521: Safe Line Speeds in COVID–19 Act

116th Congress · introduced 2020-07-09 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2020-07-09 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Safe Line Speeds in COVID–19 Act

Plain summary

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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Official text

Safe Line Speeds in COVID–19 Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] · 34 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA)

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Rulemaking
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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr7521 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116