Food Donation Improvement Act of 2021
Summary
Food Donation Improvement Act of 2021 This bill expands liability protections for the donation of food and grocery products. Specifically, the bill expands the liability protections to include donations of an apparently fit grocery product or apparently wholesome food for which the recipient is charged a good Samaritan reduced price that is no greater than the cost of handling, administering, and distributing the food or product; or that is donated directly to a needy individual by a retail grocer, wholesaler, agricultural producer, restaurant, caterer, school food authority, or institution of higher education. The Department of Agriculture must issue regulations that clarify the quality and labeling standards that food products donated under the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act must meet to be eligible for liability protection.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Dec 13, 2021
Last action Dec 13, 2021
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Committee
1
Dec 13, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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Dec 13, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 50 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
James P. McGovern
DDemocratic
Co
Adriano Espaillat
DDemocratic
Co
Al Lawson, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Andy Kim
DDemocratic
Co
Ann M. Kuster
DDemocratic
Co
Ashley Hinson
RRepublican
Co
Barbara Lee
DDemocratic
Co
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
Co
Carolyn B. Maloney
DDemocratic
Co
Chellie Pingree
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Newhouse
RRepublican
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