Bill > S1395

This bill establishes a comprehensive national strategy to reduce food loss and waste through multiple coordinated initiatives. The bill creates an Office of Food Loss and Waste within the Department of Agriculture to conduct research, track progress toward reducing food waste by 50% by 2030, develop grant programs, and support food recovery efforts. The legislation defines key terms like food loss (food that doesn't reach consumers during production or distribution) and food waste (edible food unconsumed at retail or consumption stages), and sets up several key mechanisms including regional coordinators to help food producers and recovery organizations connect, block grants to support food recovery infrastructure, and an interagency collaboration approach involving multiple federal departments. The bill also mandates a national food waste education campaign that will provide consumers with information about food preservation, safety, composting, and the environmental and social impacts of food waste. Additionally, the legislation requires federal contractors to report on their food waste prevention efforts and prioritizes research grants focused on reducing food loss and waste across agricultural systems. The bill aims to address food waste comprehensively by engaging government agencies, private sector partners, nonprofit organizations, and individual consumers in a coordinated effort to reduce waste, support food security, and mitigate environmental impacts.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1395/all-info