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Food Recovery Act of 2020

2/8/2022, 11:17 PM

Congressional Summary of HR 5841

Food Recovery Act of 2020

This bill provides funding and establishes requirements to reduce food waste and standardize date labeling on food.

Current Status of Bill HR 5841

Bill HR 5841 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since February 11, 2020. Bill HR 5841 was introduced during Congress 116 and was introduced to the House on February 11, 2020.  Bill HR 5841's most recent activity was 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. as of February 11, 2020

Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 5841

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
0
Democrat Cosponsors
0
Republican Cosponsors
0
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 5841

Primary Policy Focus

Agriculture and Food

Potential Impact Areas

- Accounting and auditing
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Agricultural conservation and pollution
- Agricultural education
- Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Charitable contributions
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional operations and organization
- Congressional oversight
- Consumer affairs
- Department of Agriculture
- Education programs funding
- Elementary and secondary education
- Federal preemption
- Food assistance and relief
- Food industry and services
- Food supply, safety, and labeling
- Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
- Government information and archives
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Government studies and investigations
- Income tax deductions
- Livestock
- Marketing and advertising
- Meat
- Public contracts and procurement
- Public-private cooperation
- Research administration and funding
- Retail and wholesale trades
- Rural conditions and development
- Small business
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- Solid waste and recycling
- State and local government operations
- Transportation programs funding

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 5841

Food Recovery Act of 2020
To decrease the incidence of food waste, and for other purposes.
Food Recovery Act of 2020
Food Date Labeling Act of 2020

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