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Food Donation Improvement Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-3281| Senate 
| Updated: 11/30/2021
Richard Blumenthal

Richard Blumenthal

Democratic Senator

Connecticut

Cosponsors (6)
Mike Braun (Republican)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Patrick Toomey (Republican)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-3141
Food Donation Improvement Act of 2019
Nov 30, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Nov 30, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Dec 13, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-6251
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-3141
    Food Donation Improvement Act of 2019


  • November 30, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 30, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.


  • December 13, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-6251
    Introduced in House

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • S 117-5329: A bill to amend the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act to improve the program, and for other purposes.
  • HR 117-6251: Food Donation Improvement Act of 2021

Food Donation Improvement Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-3281| Senate 
| Updated: 11/30/2021
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.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-3141
Food Donation Improvement Act of 2019
Nov 30, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Nov 30, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Dec 13, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-6251
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-3141
    Food Donation Improvement Act of 2019


  • November 30, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 30, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.


  • December 13, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-6251
    Introduced in House
Richard Blumenthal

Richard Blumenthal

Democratic Senator

Connecticut

Cosponsors (6)
Mike Braun (Republican)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Patrick Toomey (Republican)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • S 117-5329: A bill to amend the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act to improve the program, and for other purposes.
  • HR 117-6251: Food Donation Improvement Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted