Senate Bill 5329
117th Congress(2021-2022)
A bill to amend the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act to improve the program, and for other purposes.
Became Law
Became Public Law 117-362 on Jan 5, 2023
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
5329
Congress
117
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.
checkPassed on December 20, 2022
Status
Passed
Type
Unanimous Consent
Unanimous Consent
A senator may request unanimous consent on the floor to set aside a specified rule of procedure so as to expedite proceedings. If no Senator objects, the Senate permits the action, but if any one senator objects, the request is rejected. Unanimous consent requests with only immediate effects are routinely granted, but ones affecting the floor schedule, the conditions of considering a bill or other business, or the rights of other senators, are normally not offered, or a floor leader will object to it, until all senators concerned have had an opportunity to inform the leaders that they find it acceptable.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Summary
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.
01/05/2023
Became Public Law No: 117-362.
01/05/2023
Signed by President.
12/28/2022
Presented to President.
12/21/2022
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
12/21/2022
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9958)
12/21/2022
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
12/21/2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 5329.
12/21/2022
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9958-9959)
12/21/2022
Mrs. Peltola moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
12/21/2022
Held at the desk.
12/21/2022
Received in the House.
12/21/2022
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
12/20/2022
Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9613; text: CR S9613)
12/20/2022
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
12/20/2022
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 9, 2023 8:29:26 PM