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Food Recovery Act of 2020

Introduced: February 11, 2020 Introduced by: Pingree, Chellie Democratic · Maine See on congress.gov
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Feb 11, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, 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.
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Food Recovery Act of 2020

This bill provides funding and establishes requirements to reduce food waste and standardize date labeling on food.

What's happening now February 11, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, 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.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 3981 Related bill Food Date Labeling Act of 2019
  • HR 4541 Related bill To establish a grant program to provide certain eligible entities engaged in food recovery with grants to support certa…
  • HR 5607 Related bill School Food Recovery Act of 2020
  • S 2337 Related bill Food Date Labeling Act of 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5841: Food Recovery Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5841/
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"H.R. 5841: Food Recovery Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5841/.
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H.R. 5841, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5841/.
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