Strengthening Local Processing Act of 2021
Latest action · Feb 23, 2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 23, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Strengthening Local Processing Act of 2021
This bill revises provisions related to meat and poultry processing establishments, including smaller establishments (i.e., those with between 10 and 500 employees) and very small establishments (i.e., those with fewer than 10 employees or annual sales of less than $2.5 million).
For example, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) must establish a searchable database of peer-reviewed validation studies for use in developing Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points plans for smaller and very small establishments.
The bill increases the maximum federal cost share from 50% to 65% that USDA may provide to assist states in creating meat and poultry inspection programs.
Additionally, USDA must conduct outreach with states that have meat and poultry inspection programs, but that do not have Cooperative Interstate Shipment programs. The Cooperative Interstate Shipment program allows state-inspected facilities to operate as federally-inspected facilities and ship their products in interstate commerce and internationally.
USDA must also award competitive grants for activities to adapt production, processing, distribution, and sales systems to respond to and recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including activities that support (1) the health and safety of meat and poultry plant employees, suppliers, and customers; (2) increased processing capacity; and (3) the resilience of the small meat and poultry processing sector.
Further, the bill establishes grant programs to (1) establish or expand career training programs at community colleges, vocational schools, and universities related to meat and poultry processing; and (2) support smaller and very small establishments by offsetting the cost of training new meat and poultry processors.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 23, 2021 to Apr 28, 2021, with 7 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Feb 23, 2021 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Feb 23, 2021 |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Original | Feb 23, 2021 |
| R-SD | Mike Rounds | Original | Feb 23, 2021 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Feb 23, 2021 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Feb 23, 2021 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Feb 23, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Apr 28, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 23, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Feb 23, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1258 | Strengthening Local Processing Act of 2021 | Identical bill | Mar 29, 2021 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
- Agricultural marketing and promotion
- Agriculture and Food
- Animal protection and human-animal relationships
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Education programs funding
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employment and training programs
- Food industry and services
- Food supply, safety, and labeling
- Government information and archives
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Higher education
- Industrial facilities
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Intergovernmental relations
- Livestock
- Meat
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Minority and disadvantaged businesses
- Small business
- State and local government operations
- Vocational and technical education
- Worker safety and health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 23, 2021Introduced in Senate
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