3.0.0 4184 2023-01-11T13:32:29Z 2023-09-16T16:27:11Z House HR 2015-12-07 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 176 (Monday, December 7, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. PINGREE:H.R. 4184.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3____________________[Page H9025]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Referred to 2016-03-23T20:58:03Z Referred to 2015-12-07T17:00:34Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2015-12-11T14:18:57Z Referred to 2015-12-07T17:00:39Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-12-07T17:00:29Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-12-07T17:00:24Z hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2015-12-07T17:00:19Z hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-12-07T17:00:14Z Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 114 644 HR 2016-02-24 Became Public Law No: 114-125. Related bill CRS 2016-03-23 hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Committee 2015-12-11 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2015-12-09 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9089) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2015-12-07 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2015-12-07 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2015-12-07 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2015-12-07 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2015-12-07 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2015-12-07 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2015-12-07 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2015-12-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-12-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 N F000030 Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20] SAM FARR D CA 20 2015-12-15 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2015-12-15 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2015-12-15 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2015-12-15 False P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2015-12-15 False R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] TIM RYAN D OH 13 2015-12-15 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2015-12-18 False P000598 Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] Jared Polis D CO 2 2016-02-01 False L000559 Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] JAMES LANGEVIN D RI R. 2 2016-02-10 False M001143 Rep. 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[D-CA-47] Alan Lowenthal D CA S. 47 2016-05-13 False L000560 Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] RICK LARSEN D WA 2 2016-05-23 False D000216 Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] ROSA DELAURO D CT 3 2016-06-07 False M001163 Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6] Doris Matsui D CA O. 6 2016-06-07 False K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2016-06-07 False K000368 Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] Ann Kirkpatrick D AZ 1 2016-06-10 False S000510 Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] ADAM SMITH D WA 9 2016-07-06 False T000460 Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] MIKE THOMPSON D CA 5 2016-07-12 False A000370 Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] Alma Adams D NC S. 12 2016-09-08 False D000610 Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-21] Theodore Deutch D FL E. 21 2016-09-20 False P000604 Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] Donald Payne D NJ M. 10 2016-09-20 False D000623 Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] Mark DeSaulnier D CA 11 2016-09-20 False N000188 Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] Donald Norcross D NJ 1 2016-09-22 False S001193 Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] Eric Swalwell D CA 15 2016-09-22 False W000822 Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] Bonnie Watson Coleman D NJ 12 2016-09-22 False S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 15 2016-09-22 False F000455 Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] Marcia Fudge D OH L. 11 2016-09-22 False H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 17 2016-09-22 False C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 9 2016-09-22 False T000469 Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] Paul Tonko D NY 20 2016-09-22 False K000375 Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] William Keating D MA R. 9 2016-09-22 False L000565 Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] David Loebsack D IA 2 2016-09-28 False N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] JERROLD NADLER D NY 10 2016-09-28 False V000131 Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] Marc Veasey D TX A. 33 2016-09-28 False T000468 Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] Dina Titus D NV 1 2016-11-15 False G000535 Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] LUIS GUTIERREZ D IL V. 4 2016-11-15 False Agriculture and Food Agricultural conservation and pollution Agricultural education Agricultural equipment and machinery Agricultural practices and innovations Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit Alternative and renewable resources Charitable contributions Child health Department of Agriculture Elementary and secondary education Executive agency funding and structure Food assistance and relief Food industry and services Food supply, safety, and labeling Fruit and vegetables Government information and archives Government lending and loan guarantees Government studies and investigations Income tax deductions Nutrition and diet Public contracts and procurement Retail and wholesale trades Rural conditions and development Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Solid waste and recycling Agriculture and Food 00 2015-12-07 Introduced in House 2016-04-15T18:55:47Z Food Recovery Act of 2015

This bill amends the following to provide funding, expand tax deductions, and establish requirements to reduce food waste: the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act; the Internal Revenue Code; the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; the Solid Waste Disposal Act; and several agricultural laws.

The bill expands and establishes federal grant and loan programs to:

  • improve the nutritional health of children and raise awareness about food waste,
  • improve cooperation between agricultural producers and emergency feeding organizations,
  • assist schools in using food from farms that would otherwise go to waste and providing farms with compostable materials, and
  • install facilities that include composting or anaerobic digesters that use food or crop waste to produce energy.

Recipients of grants to install anaerobic digesters that use waste to produce energy must meet specified requirements regarding environmental laws and the distribution of certain food to hunger-serving organizations.

USDA must: (1) establish an Office of Food Recovery to coordinate federal programs to measure and reduce food waste, and (2) study techniques for decreasing food waste and estimating the amount of food wasted by farms.

The bill provides that composting is a conservation practice eligible for support under USDA's conservation programs.

The bill extends and expands tax deductions for the donation of food to charitable organizations.

"Sell-by" dates included on food labeling must indicate that the dates are only the manufacturer's suggestion and use uniform language.

Companies that receive food service contracts with the federal government must donate surplus food to nonprofit organizations that assist food-insecure people.

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