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H.R.3444: Food Recovery Act of 2017
About This Bill
- Introduced July 27, 2017
- Latest Major Action July 28, 2017
- See the two similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
31 (All Democrats)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - July 27, 2017
Bill Summary
Food Recovery Act of 2017 This bill provides funding and establishes requirements to reduce food waste and standardize date labeling on food. The bill authorizes grants or loans for activities related to: raising awareness about wasted food and food recovery efforts to reduce the quantity of wasted food, reducing food waste at schools and farms, and installing facilities that include composting or anaerobic digesters that use food or...
(Source: Library of Congress)
What Lawmakers Are Saying About This Bill
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| July 28, 2017 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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| July 27, 2017 |
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, Oversight and Government 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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| July 27, 2017 |
Introduced in the House by Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) |