# 116-hr-7521: Safe Line Speeds in COVID–19 Act

116-hr-7521, Safe Line Speeds in COVID–19 Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] (D-OH); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7521
- Congress: 116
- Title: Safe Line Speeds in COVID–19 Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
- Introduced: 2020-07-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] (D-OH)
- Cosponsors: 34
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Safe Line Speeds in COVID-19 Act This bill directs the Food Safety and Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture (USDA), for the duration of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period, to suspend any waivers and not issue new waivers related to line speeds in meat and poultry establishments and inspection staffing requirements for such establishments. Additionally, the implementation of, and conversion to, the New Swine Slaughter Inspection System must be suspended. No funds made available to USDA during the COVID-19 emergency period shall be used to develop, propose, finalize, issue, amend, or implement any policy, regulation, directive, constituent update, or any other agency program that would increase line speeds at meat and poultry establishments. Upon termination of the COVID-19 emergency period, the Government Accountability Office shall conduct a review of actions taken by specific federal agencies, including USDA, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to determine the effectiveness of such actions in protecting animal, food, and worker safety.

## Cosponsors (34)

- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2020-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2020-08-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2020-08-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2020-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2020-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN), 2020-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2020-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2020-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2020-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2020-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2020-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2020-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2020-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2020-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2020-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2020-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2020-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2020-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2020-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2020-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2020-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2020-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2020-10-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2020-11-16T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-7521 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7521)

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