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Food Donation Improvement Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-3141| Senate 
| Updated: 12/19/2019
Patrick Toomey

Patrick Toomey

Republican Senator

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (2)
Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Food Donation Improvement Act of 2019 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 receives at zero cost or is charged a good Samaritan reduced price that is no greater than the cost of handling, administering, and distributing the 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.
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Timeline
Dec 19, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Dec 19, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  • December 19, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 19, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Agriculture and Food

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCharitable contributionsCivil actions and liabilityDepartment of AgricultureFood assistance and reliefFood industry and servicesFood supply, safety, and labelingRetail and wholesale trades

Food Donation Improvement Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-3141| Senate 
| Updated: 12/19/2019
Food Donation Improvement Act of 2019 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 receives at zero cost or is charged a good Samaritan reduced price that is no greater than the cost of handling, administering, and distributing the 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.
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Timeline
Dec 19, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Dec 19, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  • December 19, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 19, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Patrick Toomey

Patrick Toomey

Republican Senator

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (2)
Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Agriculture and Food

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCharitable contributionsCivil actions and liabilityDepartment of AgricultureFood assistance and reliefFood industry and servicesFood supply, safety, and labelingRetail and wholesale trades