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A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to establish in each State a network between agricultural producers and food banks to provide food to the needy and reduce food waste, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-2824| Senate 
| Updated: 5/10/2018
Robert P. Casey

Robert P. Casey

Democratic Senator

Pennsylvania

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Farm to Food Bank Act of 2018 This bill amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a program to allocate funding to states to support the establishment and administration of farm to food bank programs. A "farm to food bank program" is a program under which agricultural producers donate food products to a food bank, an association of food banks, or a food assistance network for free distribution to individuals in need. The bill also amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to require the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation to establish a procedure under which an insured crop that is donated by a producer does not qualify as a produced crop under a crop insurance claim. USDA must coordinate with the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study to evaluate and determine methods of measuring food waste, standards for the volume of food waste, and causal factors for food waste.
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May 10, 2018
Introduced in Senate
May 10, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  • May 10, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 10, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Agriculture and Food

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A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to establish in each State a network between agricultural producers and food banks to provide food to the needy and reduce food waste, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-2824| Senate 
| Updated: 5/10/2018
Farm to Food Bank Act of 2018 This bill amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a program to allocate funding to states to support the establishment and administration of farm to food bank programs. A "farm to food bank program" is a program under which agricultural producers donate food products to a food bank, an association of food banks, or a food assistance network for free distribution to individuals in need. The bill also amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to require the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation to establish a procedure under which an insured crop that is donated by a producer does not qualify as a produced crop under a crop insurance claim. USDA must coordinate with the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study to evaluate and determine methods of measuring food waste, standards for the volume of food waste, and causal factors for food waste.
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Timeline
May 10, 2018
Introduced in Senate
May 10, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  • May 10, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 10, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Robert P. Casey

Robert P. Casey

Democratic Senator

Pennsylvania

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Agriculture and Food

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Agricultural insuranceAgricultural prices, subsidies, creditFood assistance and reliefFood supply, safety, and labelingFruit and vegetablesGovernment studies and investigationsGrainMeatPublic-private cooperationSeafood