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Disaster Aid Fund for Farm, Grocery, and Food Workers.

This bill establishes a grant program managed by the Department of Agriculture to provide financial stability to essential food sector workers. Funds will be distributed through unions and organizations representing farmworkers, meat processing workers, and grocery staff to issue stabilization payments during natural or other disasters. This ensures that workers critical to the food supply chain receive financial support when their employment is disrupted by unforeseen events.
Key points
Establishes a $50 million fund for stabilization payments to farmworkers, meat processing workers, and grocery workers.
Payments are intended to protect the income of these workers during natural disasters or other major disruptions.
Funds will be distributed via labor unions and membership organizations representing these specific worker groups.
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Additional Information
A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a grocery, farm, and food worker stabilization grant program.
Print number: S 3469
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Process start date: 2023-12-12