,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fhhc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ae1 #bjbj,mrs4 
,hartzler 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,rouzer1   
,mr4 ,marshall1 ,mr4 ,hagedorn1 ,mr4    
,crawford1 ,mr4 ,allen1 ,mr4 ,austin    
,scott of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,kelly of      
,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,yoho1 ,mr4 ,emmer1  
and ,mr4 ,conaway7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to provide liability protection
 for meat processing facilities during  
the ,,covid-#ai outbreak1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,protecting ,protein
 ,production and ,consumer ,access ,act 
of #bjbj4  #b4 ,protection from         
liability for meat processing facilities
 in certain civil actions relating to   
,,covid-#ai  7a7 ,in general ,except as 
provided in subsection 7b71 a meat      
processing facility shall not be liable 
under ,federal or ,state law for any act
 or omission of the facility with       

respect to any harm arising from        
exposure to1 or infection by1 the virus 
that causes ,,covid-#ai during a public 
health emergency with respect to        
,,covid-#ai declared pursuant to section
 #cai of the ,public ,health ,service   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d74  7b7       
,exception ,subsection 7a7 does not     
apply if the harm was caused by an act  
or omission constituting willful or     
criminal misconduct1 gross negligence1  
reckless misconduct1 or a conscious     
flagrant indifference to the rights or  
safety of the individual harmed by the  
entity4  7c7 ,preemption ,this section  
preempts the laws of a ,state or any    
political subdivision of a ,state to the
 extent that such laws are inconsistent 
with this section1 unless such laws     
provide greater protection from         
liability4