HR 5657 118th Congress House Agriculture and Food Advanced technology and technological innovations Agricultural conservation and pollution Agricultural marketing and promotion Agricultural practices and innovations Animal and plant health Climate change and greenhouse gases Congressional oversight Food industry and services Food supply, safety, and labeling Intergovernmental relations Public-private cooperation Solid waste and recycling State and local government operations

NO TIME TO Waste Act

Introduced: September 21, 2023 Introduced by: Pingree, Chellie Democratic · Maine See on congress.gov

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Jan 11, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.

Sep 21, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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.

Sep 21, 2023

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

New Opportunities for Technological Innovation, Mitigation, and Education To Overcome Waste Act or the NO TIME TO Waste Act

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to take several actions to reduce U.S. food loss and waste (FLW).

Under the bill, food loss means the food that does not reach a consumer as a result of an issue in the production, storage, processing, or distribution phase. Food waste means that food intended for human consumption is unconsumed for any reason at the retail or consumption phase.

The bill requires USDA to collaborate with the Food and Drug Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out a December, 17, 2020, agreement to coordinate federal efforts to cut FLW.

Further, USDA must establish an Office of Food Loss and Waste to support the existing role of the Food Loss and Waste Liaison. The office must also, among other things, establish

a grant program to support collecting data on existing state and local FLW policies (and the office must use the data to establish model policies for state and local governments);
a block grant program for states and Indian tribes to develop and support food recovery infrastructure and innovative food distribution models; and
a grant program to incentivize state, municipal, local, and tribal governments to establish public-private partnerships that commit to reducing FLW by 50% by 2030.

The Office of Food Loss and Waste must also initiate a national FLW education and public awareness campaign.

What's happening now January 11, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.

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