Ensuring Safety Tools so that Employees are All Kept Secure Act of 2020 or the Ensuring STEAKS Act of 2020 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to issue regulations with respect to protection against COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) for workers in meat processing establishments. Through the end of the COVID-19 emergency period, USDA must review and update such regulations at least every 90 days to ensure worker safety. Until such regulations are issued, the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to worker safety must be used as interim requirements for meat processing establishments.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Agriculture and Food
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCardiovascular and respiratory healthDepartment of AgricultureEmergency medical services and trauma careFood industry and servicesHealth promotion and preventive careIndustrial facilitiesInfectious and parasitic diseasesMeatWorker safety and health
Ensuring STEAKS Act of 2020
USA116th CongressHR-7082| House
| Updated: 6/1/2020
Ensuring Safety Tools so that Employees are All Kept Secure Act of 2020 or the Ensuring STEAKS Act of 2020 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to issue regulations with respect to protection against COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) for workers in meat processing establishments. Through the end of the COVID-19 emergency period, USDA must review and update such regulations at least every 90 days to ensure worker safety. Until such regulations are issued, the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to worker safety must be used as interim requirements for meat processing establishments.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCardiovascular and respiratory healthDepartment of AgricultureEmergency medical services and trauma careFood industry and servicesHealth promotion and preventive careIndustrial facilitiesInfectious and parasitic diseasesMeatWorker safety and health