Protecting Protein Production and Consumer Access Act of 2020

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 116th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

R HartzlerSponsor

13 cosponsors · 13 R

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Protecting Protein Production and Consumer Access Act of 2020

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · May 15, 2020

Protecting Protein Production and Consumer Access Act of 2020

This bill exempts meat processing facilities from liability for any act or omission relating to harm arising from exposure to, or infection by, the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19) during the COVID-19 public health emergency. However, this prohibition does not apply with respect to acts or omissions that constitute willful or criminal misconduct, gross negligence, reckless misconduct, or conscious and flagrant indifference to the rights or safety of the individual harmed.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Protecting Protein Production and Consumer Access Act of 2020

Latest action (May 15, 2020): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Policy area: Law · Origin: House · Introduced: May 15, 2020

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.