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S 5329 117th Congress Senate 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

A bill to amend the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act to improve the program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 20, 2022 Introduced by: Blumenthal, Richard Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 15 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 5, 2023
Became Public Law No: 117-362.
Jan 5, 2023
Signed by President.
Dec 28, 2022
Presented to President.
Dec 21, 2022
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 21, 2022
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9958)
Dec 21, 2022
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Dec 21, 2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 5329.
Dec 21, 2022
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9958-9959)
Dec 21, 2022
Mrs. Peltola moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Dec 21, 2022
Held at the desk.
Dec 21, 2022
Received in the House.
Dec 21, 2022
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 20, 2022
Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9613; text: CR S9613)
Dec 20, 2022
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 20, 2022
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.
What's happening now January 5, 2023

Became Public Law No: 117-362.