S. 4995 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Jul 15, 2026
119th Congress
2nd SessionS. 4995
2nd SessionS. 4995
A BILL
Agricultural Worker Justice Act of 2026
In the SenateNo vote yet
Sponsor: Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) · Introduced Jul 15, 2026 · Agriculture and Food · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jul 15, 2026: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.”
Sections
Title I — Fair USDA Procurement and Contracting · 7
- Sec. 101DefinitionsNo change
- Sec. 102Food worker pay increaseNo change
- Sec. 103Prohibition on stock buybacks while receiving USDA fundsNo change
- Sec. 104Promotion of economic security and workplace accountabilityNo change
- Sec. 105Waiver to purchase foreign commodities or productsNo change
- Sec. 106Authorization of local food purchase assistance cooperative agreement programNo change
- Sec. 107Report regarding grant recipientsNo change
Title II — Protecting America’s Meatpacking Workers · 2
Title II — Protecting America’s Meatpacking Workers · Subtitle A — Reforms to protect meat and poultry processing workers · 18
- Sec. 211Rule on increased line speeds at meat and poultry establishmentsNo change
- Sec. 221DefinitionsNo change
- Sec. 222Requirements for employers relating to no fault attendance policies or attendance systemsNo change
- Sec. 223Remedies and enforcementNo change
- Sec. 224RulemakingNo change
- Sec. 225Relationship to other lawsNo change
- Sec. 231DefinitionsNo change
- Sec. 232Ensuring compliance with employee rights to use toilet facilities at covered establishmentsNo change
- Sec. 233Occupational safety and health standards to protect employees in covered establishmentsNo change
- Sec. 234Permanent regional emphasis inspection program; expanding inspectionsNo change
- Sec. 235Representatives during physical inspectionsNo change
- Sec. 236Enhanced protections from retaliationNo change
- Sec. 237Regulations to restore a column on required records of work-related musculoskeletal disordersNo change
- Sec. 238Funding for additional OSHA inspectorsNo change
- Sec. 239OSHA reportingNo change
- Sec. 240Private right of actionNo change
- Sec. 241Injunction proceedingsNo change
- Sec. 251Savings provisionNo change