S. 5329 became law 16 days after introduction, with no cosponsors
A bill to amend the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act to improve the program, and for other purposes.
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 97 words.
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.
- Policy area
- Agriculture and Food: 14 of 2,036 bills became law, 113th–118th (0.7%)
- Sponsor
- 2 of 551 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 4, from enrolled bill to public law · 494 words
- Subjects
- Charitable contributionsCivil actions and liabilityFood assistance and reliefFood industry and servicesFood supply, safety, and labelingRetail and wholesale trades
- Latest action
- Jan 5, 2023: Became Public Law No: 117-362.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 2 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 2
- 117th H.R. 6521 Supporting STEM Learning Opportunities Act D · Introduced
- 117th S. 3281 Food Donation Improvement Act of 2021 D · Introduced