# 116-hr-7082: Ensuring STEAKS Act of 2020

116-hr-7082, Ensuring STEAKS Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL); status Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. (as of 2025-11-18).

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- As of: 2025-11-18
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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7082
- Congress: 116
- Title: Ensuring STEAKS Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- Introduced: 2020-06-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

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.

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8928: Portable Generator Safety STANDARD Act
- 116-hr-8918: Reducing Obesity in Youth Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8908: Cost of Police Misconduct Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8840: Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act
- 116-hr-8839: Jobs Now Youth Employment Act
- 116-hr-8820: PASS Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7082 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7082)

## Related
- [116-hr-8928: Portable Generator Safety STANDARD Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8928)
- [116-hr-8918: Reducing Obesity in Youth Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8918)
- [116-hr-8908: Cost of Police Misconduct Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8908)
- [116-hr-8840: Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8840)
- [116-hr-8839: Jobs Now Youth Employment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8839)
- [116-hr-8820: PASS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8820)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7082 (as of 2025-11-18).