A bill to amend the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act to improve the program, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Jan 5, 2023 Became Public Law No: 117-362.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedDec 20, 2022
- Passed SenateDec 20, 2022
- Passed HouseDec 21, 2022
- To the PresidentDec 28, 2022
- Became lawJan 5, 2023
Summary
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.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 5, 2023Became Public Law No: 117-362.
- Jan 5, 2023Signed by President.
- Dec 28, 2022Presented to President.
- Dec 21, 2022Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9958-9959)
- Dec 21, 2022DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 5329.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3281 | Food Donation Improvement Act of 2021 | Related bill | Nov 30, 2021 |
| HR 6521 | Supporting STEM Learning Opportunities Act | Related bill | Jan 28, 2022 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Dec 20, 2022Considered and Passed Senate
- Dec 20, 2022Engrossed in Senate
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