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.
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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:
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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
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- workers, employers, and labor regulators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- workers, employers, and labor regulators
Sponsors
Mark Pocan
D-WI | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. 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?
- "secretary_of_labor"
- → Secretary of Labor
- "secretary_of_agriculture"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
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