Senate Bill 2337
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Food Date Labeling Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jul 30, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
2337
Congress
116
Policy Area
Agriculture and Food
Agriculture and Food
Primary focus of measure is agricultural practices; agricultural prices and marketing; agricultural education; food assistance or nutrition programs; food industry, supply, and safety; aquaculture; horticulture and plants. Measures concerning international trade in agricultural products may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Food Date Labeling Act of 2019
This bill addresses food waste by establishing requirements to standardize the quality date and discard date labels on food packaging.
July 30, 2019
07/30/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
07/30/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:50:17 PM