Proposal:American Food Workers Protection Act

This proposal is archived and closed to further debate. It was introduced in the 116th Congress, which has concluded, and the bill was not enacted into law.

Bill	HR 8482
Type of Legislation	House Bill
Congress	116
Status	Archived — 116th Congress concluded
Source	View original on Congress.gov

Geographic Scope

National

Description

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.

Bill Title

American Food Workers Protection Act

Linked Goals

• Goal:Promote General Welfare

Steps

• 2020-10-01: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
• 2020-10-01: Introduced in House
• 2020-10-01: Introduced in House

Projected Outcome

A more informed proposal or public response aligned with the Promote General Welfare goal.