American Food Workers Protection Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Oct 1, 2020)
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.
What just happenedOct 1, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseOct 1, 2020
- Oct 1, 2020IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Agriculture Committee - Oct 1, 2020IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Oct 1, 2020IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House