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

Bill: 117-s-5329
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2022-12-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Charitable contributions
Civil actions and liability
Food assistance and relief
Food industry and services
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: 
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.
 

action_date: 2022-12-20
text: 
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.
 

action_date: 2022-12-21
text: 
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.
 

action_date: 2023-01-05
text: 
This act expands liability protections for the donation of food and grocery products.
 
Specifically, the act 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.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-05
text: Became Public Law No: 117-362.
action_date: 2023-01-05
text: Became Public Law No: 117-362.
action_date: 2023-01-05
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2023-01-05
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2022-12-28
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2022-12-28
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2022-12-21
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2022-12-21
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9958)
action_date: 2022-12-21
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
action_date: 2022-12-21
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 5329.
action_date: 2022-12-21
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9958-9959)
action_date: 2022-12-21
text: Mrs. Peltola moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2022-12-21
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2022-12-21
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2022-12-21
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9613; text: CR S9613)
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Introduced in Senate

Enacted as: number: 117-362