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US HR6251

US HR6251
Food Donation Improvement Act of 2021


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Introduced
12/13/2021
In Committee
12/13/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2023

Introduced Session

117th Congress

Bill Summary

A BILL To amend the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act to clarify and expand food donation, and for other purposes.

AI Summary

This bill, the Food Donation Improvement Act of 2021, aims to amend the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act to clarify and expand food donation. Key provisions include: defining "good Samaritan reduced price" to mean a price not greater than the cost of handling, administering, and distributing the food; adding "qualified direct donors" such as retailers, wholesalers, and restaurants to those who can donate food at zero cost or a reduced price to needy individuals without liability; and requiring the Secretary of Agriculture to issue regulations clarifying the quality and labeling standards for donated food to be eligible for liability protection.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (51)

Jim McGovern (D)* Pete Aguilar (D),  Jake Auchincloss (D),  Karen Bass (D),  Sanford Bishop (D),  Earl Blumenauer (D),  Shontel Brown (D),  Ed Case (D),  Sean Casten (D),  Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D),  Judy Chu (D),  Madeleine Dean (D),  Mark DeSaulnier (D),  Adriano Espaillat (D),  Brian Fitzpatrick (R),  Josh Gottheimer (D),  Jahana Hayes (D),  Ashley Hinson (R),  Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),  Fred Keller (R),  Ro Khanna (D),  Andy Kim (D),  Raja Krishnamoorthi (D),  Ann Kuster (D),  Al Lawson (D),  Barbara Lee (D),  Mike Levin (D),  Elaine Luria (D),  Tom Malinowski (D),  Carolyn Maloney (D),  Lucy McBath (D),  David McKinley (R),  Grace Meng (D),  Dan Newhouse (R),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Jimmy Panetta (D),  Donald Payne (D),  Chellie Pingree (D),  Mike Quigley (D),  Jamie Raskin (D),  Guy Reschenthaler (R),  María Salazar (R),  Terri Sewell (D),  Melanie Stansbury (D),  Elise Stefanik (R),  Dina Titus (D),  Marc Veasey (D),  Nydia Velázquez (D),  Jackie Walorski (R),  Susan Wild (D),  Frederica Wilson (D), 

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (on 12/13/2021)

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