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Protecting America’s Meatpacking Workers Act of 2021
Legislative Progress
Introduced
November 30, 2021
Latest Action
November 30, 2021
Primary Sponsor
Cory A. BookerDemocratic(NJ)
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Protecting America's Meatpacking Workers Act of 2021 This bill addresses workplace conditions and safety with a particular focus on meat and poultry processing establishments and makes other changes to agricultural programs and activities. Generally, the bill provides funding through FY2027 for hiring additional Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspectors and related activities. It also restricts an employer's use of certain attendance policies under which a worker is assessed points for absences with progressive discipline imposed as points accumulate. Additionally, the bill expands protections for workers who exercise their rights under occupational safety and health laws and regulations. This includes specific protections and procedures for workers of meat and poultry processing establishments. The bill expands workplace safety and health requirements that apply to meat and poultry processing establishments, including by prohibiting waivers (subject to limited exceptions) related to line speeds and inspections. Additionally, OSHA must issue standards for these establishments that address, for example, ergonomic program management and preventing occupational exposure to COVID-19. OSHA must also (1) establish, within seven days, a process for establishments to report COVID-19 information; and (2) publish certain regulations regarding a workers' representative accompanying an OSHA inspector during inspections of an establishment. The bill provides funding through FY2031 for, and imposes additional conditions on recipients of, grants to improve meat and poultry processing facilities. Further, the bill increases funding for a program that supports regional and local food systems. It also requires country-of-origin labeling of beef, pork, and dairy products.
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Filing registrants (3)
2022 · third_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
Support mandatory country of origin labeling for beef (S.2716), pork and dairy products (contained in S.3285) which includes requiring all foreign beef to retain its foreign label through retail sale. We also oppose imports of beef from cattle produced by deforest practices. We further urge Congress to reinstate weakened food safety import standards that were relaxed following the 1995 entry into the World Trade Organization.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced in Senate
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Sources: Congress.gov
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2022 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 1: For the People Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 249: Protecting Federal Workers Act, all provisions. H.R. 308: Secure and Fair Elections for Workers Act, all provisions. H.R. 447: National Apprenticeship Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 594: WORKER Act, all provisions. H.R. 842: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 848: GREEN Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 903: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 998: Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act, all provisions. H.R. 1087: Shareholder Political Transparency Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 1275: National Right-to-Work Act, all provisions. H.R. 1284: FOCA Act, all provisions. H.R. 1319: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 1334: DISCLOSE Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 1352: Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 1537: Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 1603: Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 1902: Do Your Job Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 1948: VA Employee Fairness Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 2063: Protecting American Jobs Act, all provisions. H.R. 2403: To amend the Labor Management Relations Act to prohibit neutrality agreements, and for other purposes., all provisions. H.R. 2404: Cesar Chavez Commemorative Coin Act, all provisions. H.R. 2415: Orphaned Well Cleanup and Jobs Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 2549: Tax Fairness for Workers Act, all provisions. H.R. 2586: Fire Fighters and EMS Employer-Employee Cooperation Act, all provisions. H.R. 2640: Union Member Protection Act, all provisions. H.R. 2644: Green New Deals for Cities Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 2664: Green New Deal for Public Housing Act, all provisions. H.R. 2670: The Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act, all provisions. H.R. 2919: THRIVE Act, all provisions. H.R. 2984: Investing in American Workers Act, all provisions. H.R. 3185: Save Local Business Act, all provisions. H.R. 3225: Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act, all provisions. H.R. 3473: Build Local, Hire Local Act, all provisions. H.R. 3640: Union Transparency and Accountability Act, all provisions. H.R. 3895: College Athlete Right to Organize Act, all provisions. H.R. 4131: Better Care Better Jobs Act, all provisions. H.R. 4442: Green New Deal for Public Schools Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 4497: Housing is Infrastructure Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 4502: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing an, all provisions. H.R. 4839: Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 4872: Zero-Emission Homes Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 5019: Creative Economy Revitalization Act, all provisions. H.R. 5020: Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 5171: Freedom From Union Violence Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 5178: Truth in Employment Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 5332: Reclaiming the Solar Supply Chain Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 5376: Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, all provisions. H.R. 5495: Building Resilient Supply Chains Act, all provisions. H.R. 5727: Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 5896: Jobs for a Carbon Free Transportation System Act, all provisions. H.R. 6478: Supply Chain Resiliency Act, all provisions. H.R. 6492: Climate Resilience Workforce Act, all provisions. H.R. 6579: Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act of 2022, all provisions. H.R. 6608: Scratch Cooked Meals for Students Act, all provisions. H.R. 6662: EVs for All Act, all provisions. H.R. 6670: Schedules That Work Act, all provisions. H.R. 6699: Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act, all provisions. H.R. 6952: RAISE Act, all provisions. H.R. 7101: Prohibiting Anticompetitive Mergers Act of 2022, all provisions. H.R. 7111: Employee Privacy Protection Act, all provisions. H.R. 7194: Employee Rights Act, all provisions. H.R. 7309: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022, all provisions. H.R. 7388: Offshore Wind American Manufacturing Act of 2022, all provisions. H.R. 7390: Expanding Labor Representation in the Workforce System Act, all provisions. H.R. 7439: Energy Security and Independence Act of 2022, all provisions. H.R. 7510: National Education Association Charter Repeal Act, all provisions. H.R. 7543: Union Auto Workers Job Protection Act, all provisions. H.R. 7780: Mental Health Matters Act, all provisions. H.R. 8046: Cesar E. Chavez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park Act, all provisions. H.R. 8295: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023, all provisions. H.R. 8448: No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act, all provisions. H.R. 8450: Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act, all provisions. H.R. 8473: FABRIC Act, all provisions. H.R. 8793: Nationwide Right to Unionize Act, all provisions. H.Res. 104: Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to implement an agenda to Transform, Heal, and Renew by Investing in a Vibrant Economy ("THRIVE")., all provisions. S. 1: For the People Act of 2021, all provisions. S. 283: National Climate Bank Act, all provisions. S. 403: FOCA Act, all provisions. S. 406: National Right-to-Work Act, all provisions. S. 420: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021, all provisions. S. 771: Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Fairness Act of 2021, all provisions. S. 805: Davis-Bacon Repeal Act, all provisions. S. 882: Protecting American Jobs Act, all provisions. S. 938: Climate Emergency Act of 2021, all provisions. S. 1157: Tax Fairness for Workers Act, all provisions. S. 1218: Green New Deal for Public Housing Act, all provisions. S. 1244: Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act, all provisions. S. 1525: THRIVE Act, all provisions. S. 1636: Save Local Business Act, all provisions. S. 1827: Build Local, Hire Local Act, all provisions. S. 1856: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act of 2021, all provisions. S. 1929: College Athlete Right To Organize Act, all provisions. S. 2093: For the People Act of 2021, all provisions. S. 2104: Global Labor Support Act of 2021, all provisions. S. 2118: Clean Energy for America Act, all provisions. S. 2178: Fire Fighters and EMS Employer-Employee Cooperation Act, all provisions. S. 2210: Better Care Better Jobs Act, all provisions. S. 2671: DISCLOSE Act of 2021, all provisions. S. 2747: Freedom to Vote Act, all provisions. S. 2858: Creative Economy Revitalization Act, all provisions. S. 3208: Supply Chain Resiliency Act, all provisions. S. 3285: Protecting Americas Meatpacking Workers Act of 2021, all provisions. S. 3418: Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act of 2021, all provisions. S. 3464: National Right-to-Work Act, all provisions. S. 3585: Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act of 2022, all provisions. S. 3641: Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act, all provisions. S. 3642: Schedules That Work Act, all provisions. S. 3847: Prohibiting Anticompetitive Mergers Act of 2022, all provisions. S. 3889: Employee Rights Act, all provisions. S. 4013: Energy Security and Independence Act of 2022, all provisions. S. 4139: HEATR Act, all provisions. S. 4144: ICEE HOT Act of 2022, all provisions. S. 4192: No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act, all provisions. S. 4213: FABRIC Act, all provisions. S. 4329: Reclaiming the Solar Supply Chain Act of 2022, all provisions. S. 4371: Cesar E. Chavez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park Act, all provisions. S. 443: DISCLOSE Act of 2021, all provisions. S. 4591: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act, all provisions. S. 4640: Clean Energy Jobs Act of 2022, all provisions. S. 4803: Nationwide Right To Unionize Act, all provisions. S.Res. 43: A resolution recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to implement an agenda to Transform, Heal, and Renew by Investing in a Vibrant Economy ("THRIVE")., all provisions.
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
Support mandatory country of origin labeling for beef (S.2716), pork and dairy products (contained in S.3285) which includes requiring all foreign beef to retain its foreign label through retail sale. We also oppose imports of beef from cattle produced by deforest practices. We further urge Congress to reinstate weakened food safety import standards that were relaxed following the 1995 entry into the World Trade Organization.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2022 · second_quarter · Agriculture
Met with House and Senate offices regarding meat processing worker safety and Protecting Americas Meatpacking Workers Act (HR 6250 and S 3285). Met with House and Senate staff regarding cannabis labor regulations, apprenticeship and related issues, Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (HR 3617).
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 1: For the People Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 308: Secure and Fair Elections for Workers Act, all provisions. H.R. 447: National Apprenticeship Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 594: WORKER Act, all provisions. H.R. 842: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 848: GREEN Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 903: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 998: Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act, all provisions. H.R. 1087: Shareholder Political Transparency Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 1275: National Right-to-Work Act, all provisions. H.R. 1284: FOCA Act, all provisions. H.R. 1319: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 1334: DISCLOSE Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 1352: Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 1537: Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 1603: Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 1902: Do Your Job Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 1948: VA Employee Fairness Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 2063: Protecting American Jobs Act, all provisions. H.R. 2403: To amend the Labor Management Relations Act to prohibit neutrality agreements, and for other purposes., all provisions. H.R. 2404: Cesar Chavez Commemorative Coin Act, all provisions. H.R. 2415: Orphaned Well Cleanup and Jobs Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 249: Protecting Federal Workers Act, all provisions. H.R. 2549: Tax Fairness for Workers Act, all provisions. H.R. 2586: Fire Fighters and EMS Employer-Employee Cooperation Act, all provisions. H.R. 2640: Union Member Protection Act, all provisions. H.R. 2644: Green New Deals for Cities Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 2664: Green New Deal for Public Housing Act, all provisions. H.R. 2670: The Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act, all provisions. H.R. 2919: THRIVE Act, all provisions. H.R. 2984: Investing in American Workers Act, all provisions. H.R. 3185: Save Local Business Act, all provisions. H.R. 3225: Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act, all provisions. H.R. 3473: Build Local, Hire Local Act, all provisions. H.R. 3640: Union Transparency and Accountability Act, all provisions. H.R. 3895: College Athlete Right to Organize Act, all provisions. H.R. 4131: Better Care Better Jobs Act, all provisions. H.R. 4442: Green New Deal for Public Schools Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 4497: Housing is Infrastructure Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 4502: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing an, all provisions. H.R. 4839: Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 4872: Zero-Emission Homes Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 5019: Creative Economy Revitalization Act, all provisions. H.R. 5020: Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 5171: Freedom From Union Violence Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 5178: Truth in Employment Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 5332: Reclaiming the Solar Supply Chain Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 5495: Building Resilient Supply Chains Act, all provisions. H.R. 5727: Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 5896: Jobs for a Carbon Free Transportation System Act, all provisions. H.R. 6478: Supply Chain Resiliency Act, all provisions. H.R. 6492: Climate Resilience Workforce Act, all provisions. H.R. 6579: Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act of 2022, all provisions. H.R. 6608: Scratch Cooked Meals for Students Act, all provisions. H.R. 6662: EVs for All Act, all provisions. H.R. 6670: Schedules That Work Act, all provisions. H.R. 6699: Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act, all provisions. H.R. 6952: RAISE Act, all provisions. H.R. 7101: Prohibiting Anticompetitive Mergers Act of 2022, all provisions. H.R. 7111: Employee Privacy Protection Act, all provisions. H.R. 7194: Employee Rights Act, all provisions. H.R. 7309: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022, all provisions. H.R. 7388: Offshore Wind American Manufacturing Act of 2022, all provisions. H.R. 7390: Expanding Labor Representation in the Workforce System Act, all provisions. H.R. 7439: Energy Security and Independence Act of 2022, all provisions. H.R. 7510: National Education Association Charter Repeal Act, all provisions. H.R. 7543: Union Auto Workers Job Protection Act, all provisions. H.R. 8046: Cesar E. Chavez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park Act, all provisions. H.Res. 104: Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to implement an agenda to Transform, Heal, and Renew by Investing in a Vibrant Economy ("THRIVE")., all provisions. S. 1: For the People Act of 2021, all provisions. S. 283: National Climate Bank Act, all provisions. S. 403: FOCA Act, all provisions. S. 406: National Right-to-Work Act, all provisions. S. 420: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021, all provisions. S. 443: DISCLOSE Act of 2021, all provisions. S. 771: Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Fairness Act of 2021, all provisions. S. 805: Davis-Bacon Repeal Act, all provisions. S. 882: Protecting American Jobs Act, all provisions. S. 938: Climate Emergency Act of 2021, all provisions. S. 1218: Green New Deal for Public Housing Act, all provisions. S. 1244: Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act, all provisions. S. 1525: THRIVE Act, all provisions. S. 1636: Save Local Business Act, all provisions. S. 1827: Build Local, Hire Local Act, all provisions. S. 1856: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act of 2021, all provisions. S. 1929: College Athlete Right To Organize Act, all provisions. S. 2093: For the People Act of 2021, all provisions. S. 2104: Global Labor Support Act of 2021, all provisions. S. 2118: Clean Energy for America Act, all provisions. S. 2178: Fire Fighters and EMS Employer-Employee Cooperation Act, all provisions. S. 2210: Better Care Better Jobs Act, all provisions. S. 2671: DISCLOSE Act of 2021, all provisions. S. 2747: Freedom to Vote Act, all provisions. S. 2858: Creative Economy Revitalization Act, all provisions. S. 3208: Supply Chain Resiliency Act, all provisions. S. 3285: Protecting Americas Meatpacking Workers Act of 2021, all provisions. S. 3418: Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act of 2021, all provisions. S. 3464: National Right-to-Work Act, all provisions. S. 3585: Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act of 2022, all provisions. S. 3641: Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act, all provisions. S. 3642: Schedules That Work Act, all provisions. S. 3847: Prohibiting Anticompetitive Mergers Act of 2022, all provisions. S. 3889: Employee Rights Act, all provisions. S. 4013: Energy Security and Independence Act of 2022, all provisions. S. 4139: HEATR Act, all provisions. S. 4144: ICEE HOT Act of 2022, all provisions. S. 4192: No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act, all provisions. S. 1157: Tax Fairness for Workers Act, all provisions. S. 4213: FABRIC Act, all provisions. S. 4329: Reclaiming the Solar Supply Chain Act of 2022, all provisions. S.Res. 43: A resolution recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to implement an agenda to Transform, Heal, and Renew by Investing in a Vibrant Economy ("THRIVE")., all provisions. Letter to President Biden opposing Executive Order 14063
Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · first_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
Support mandatory country of origin labeling for beef (S.2716), pork and dairy products (contained in S.3285) which includes requiring all foreign beef to retain its foreign label through retail sale. We also oppose imports of beef from cattle produced by deforest practices.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2022 · first_quarter · Agriculture
Met with House and Senate offices regarding meat processing worker safety and protecting Americas Meatpacking Workers Act (HR 6250 and S 3285). Met with Senate staff regarding American Beef Labeling Act (S 2716). Met with House and Senate staff regarding cannabis classification, apprenticeship and related issues, Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (HR 3617).
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · fourth_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
Support mandatory country of origin labeling for beef (S.2716), pork and dairy products (contained in S.3285) which includes requiring all foreign beef to retain its foreign label through retail sale.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2021 · fourth_quarter · Agriculture
Met with House and Senate offices regarding meat processing worker safety and Protecting Americas Meatpacking Workers Act (HR 6250 and S 3285). Met with Senate staff regarding American Beef Labeling Act (S. 2716). Met with House and Senate staff regarding cannabis classification, apprenticeship and related issues, Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (HR 3617).
Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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