US Congress House Bill 5607 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 15 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-15 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide competitive grants and technical assistance for local educational agencies to implement food waste measurement and reporting, prevention, education, and reduction projects. In awarding grants, USDA must give priority to agencies that agree to use grant funds for carrying out specific projects, including (1) experiential education activities that encourage children enrolled in such agencies to participate in food waste measurement and education; and (2) the establishment of food waste measurement, prevention, and reduction projects with long-term sustainability. The federal share of project costs may not exceed 75% of the total cost of carrying out such projects.

School Food Recovery Act of 2020

Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]

Rep. Dan Newhouse [R-WA]

Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-01-15	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
2020-01-15	House	Introduced in House

HB5841 (Related) 2020-02-11 - 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.
HB5861 (Related) 2020-02-12 - 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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5607/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5607/BILLS-116hr5607ih.pdf