House Bill 4559 - Food Worker Pay Standards Act

Purpose and Summary

Chamber: House

Introduced date: 2023-07-11

Recent Activity

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

Alternative Names

Food Worker Pay Standards Act

Food Worker Pay Standards Act

To require fair pay for workers employed by companies who provide meat, meat food products, poultry, poultry food products, and processed food to the Federal Government.

Associated Legislation

Agricultural Worker Justice Act

Agricultural Worker Justice Act

Policy Areas

Government Operations and Politics

Potential Impact

Employee benefits and pensions

Food industry and services

Meat

Public contracts and procurement

Wages and earnings

Sponsors and Supporters

Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]

Cosponsors and Supporters

Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35]

Committees and Subcommittees

Agriculture Committee

Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee

Variations and Revisions

Food Worker Pay Standards Act

2/5/2024, 11:45 AM

Food Worker Pay Standards Act

This bill prohibits the Department of Agriculture from purchasing any meat, meat food product, poultry, poultry food product, or processed food produced by workers in the United States who are compensa...

Congress
118

Number
HR - 4559

Introduced on
2023-07-11

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

7/11/2023

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Food Worker Pay Standards Act

This bill prohibits the Department of Agriculture from purchasing any meat, meat food product, poultry, poultry food product, or processed food produced by workers in the United States who are compensa...

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo require fair pay for workers employed by companies who provide meat, meat food products, poultry, poultry food products, and processed food to the Federal Government.

Policy Areas
Government Operations and Politics

Potential Impact
Employee benefits and pensions•
Food industry and services•
Meat•
Public contracts and procurement•
Wages and earnings

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary1/10/2024

Food Worker Pay Standards Act

This bill prohibits the Department of Agriculture from purchasing any meat, meat food product, poultry, poultry food product, or processed food produced by workers in the United States who are compensa...


Latest Action8/24/2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.