A bill to amend the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act to improve the program, and for other purposes.
USA117th CongressS-5329| Senate
| Updated: 1/5/2023
Richard Blumenthal
Democratic Senator
Connecticut
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
This act expands liability protections for the donation of food and grocery products. Specifically, the act 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, harvesting, processing, packaging, transporting, and distributing the food or product; or that is donated directly to a needy individual at zero cost by a retail grocer, wholesaler, agricultural producer, agricultural processor, agricultural distributor, restaurant, caterer, school food authority, or institution of higher education.
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Timeline
Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9613; text: CR S9613)
Introduced in Senate
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Held at the desk.
Mrs. Peltola moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9958-9959)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 5329.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9958)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 117-362.
Agriculture and Food
Charitable contributionsCivil actions and liabilityFood assistance and reliefFood industry and servicesFood supply, safety, and labelingRetail and wholesale trades
A bill to amend the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act to improve the program, and for other purposes.
USA117th CongressS-5329| Senate
| Updated: 1/5/2023
This act expands liability protections for the donation of food and grocery products. Specifically, the act 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, harvesting, processing, packaging, transporting, and distributing the food or product; or that is donated directly to a needy individual at zero cost by a retail grocer, wholesaler, agricultural producer, agricultural processor, agricultural distributor, restaurant, caterer, school food authority, or institution of higher education.
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Timeline
Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9613; text: CR S9613)
Introduced in Senate
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Held at the desk.
Mrs. Peltola moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9958-9959)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 5329.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9958)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 117-362.
Richard Blumenthal
Democratic Senator
Connecticut
Agriculture and Food
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- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Charitable contributionsCivil actions and liabilityFood assistance and reliefFood industry and servicesFood supply, safety, and labelingRetail and wholesale trades