3.0.0 5329 2023-11-09T20:29:26Z 2023-11-09T20:29:26Z Senate S 2022-12-20 117 Supporting STEM Learning Opportunities Act 117 6521 HR 2022-01-28 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Related bill CRS Food Donation Improvement Act of 2021 117 3281 S 2021-11-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Related bill CRS 2023-01-05 Became Public Law No: 117-362. President E40000 9 Library of Congress 2023-01-05 Became Public Law No: 117-362. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2023-01-05 Signed by President. President E30000 9 Library of Congress 2023-01-05 Signed by President. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2022-12-28 Presented to President. Floor E20000 2 House floor actions 2022-12-28 Presented to President. President 28000 9 Library of Congress 2022-12-21 16:37:57 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2022-12-21 16:37:54 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9958) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2022-12-21 16:37:54 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2022-12-21 16:28:07 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 5329. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2022-12-21 16:28:05 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9958-9959) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2022-12-21 16:27:54 Mrs. Peltola moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2022-12-21 12:17:04 Held at the desk. Floor H15000 2 House floor actions 2022-12-21 12:09:21 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2022-12-21 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2022-12-20 Senate Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9613; text: CR S9613) Floor 2022-12-20 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2022-12-20 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT N Public Law 117-362 Agriculture and Food Charitable contributions Civil actions and liability Food assistance and relief Food industry and services Food supply, safety, and labeling Retail and wholesale trades Agriculture and Food 00 2022-12-20 Introduced in Senate 2023-01-17T19:49:51Z 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, 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.
]]> 55 2022-12-20 Passed Senate 2023-01-17T20:32:02Z 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, 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.
]]> 53 2022-12-21 Passed House 2023-01-17T20:32:11Z 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, 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.
]]> 49 2023-01-05 Public Law 2023-01-17T20:31:56Z 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.
]]> A bill to amend the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act to improve the program, and for other purposes. Display Title A bill to amend the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act to improve the program, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act to improve the program, and for other purposes. Enrolled Bill https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s5329enr/xml/BILLS-117s5329enr.xml Engrossed in Senate 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s5329es/xml/BILLS-117s5329es.xml Considered and Passed Senate 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s5329cps/xml/BILLS-117s5329cps.xml 2023-01-06T04:59:59Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-117publ362/uslm/PLAW-117publ362.xml Public Law 2023-01-05 Became Public Law No: 117-362. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.