HR 8482 · 116th Congress · Agriculture and Food

American Food Workers Protection Act

Introduced 2020-10-01· Sponsored by Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.(2020-10-01)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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.…

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Cosponsors (3)

3 Republicans