HR4559-118

Introduced

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.

118th Congress Introduced Jul 11, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators. The main policy domain is Labor, Agriculture, Government Operations.

Who Benefits and How

workers, employers, and labor regulators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, workers, employers, and labor regulators may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HEBD4695E2E3C4644A7F32C71A2F13629: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Food Worker Pay Standards Act.
  • Section H3D0360597FDF4BBEB23F09D32FC578BB: 2. Food worker pay increase The Secretary of Agriculture may not purchase any meat, meat food product, poultry, poultry food product, or processed food...
  • Section H3992A057676D4F1CA04C127C27083CA5: 3. Definitions In this Act: The terms meat and meat food product have the meanings given in the Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). The terms poultry...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.

Key Policy Areas

Labor, Agriculture, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.

Policy Domains

Labor Agriculture Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
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workers, employers, and labor regulators: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
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federal implementing agencies: ,
workers, employers, and labor regulators: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 11, 2023

Mr. Pocan (for himself and Mr. Casar) introduced the following …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Labor Agriculture Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_labor"
→ Secretary of Labor
"secretary_of_agriculture"
→ Secretary of Agriculture

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