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H.R. 2883 · Where this bill is now

In committee

Introduced in the House, sent to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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, Apr 10, 2025

What this bill does

In plain words · AI-written from the official summary

Reducing food loss and waste

This bill directs the USDA to create an Office of Food Loss and Waste to tackle a problem that happens at every stage—from farm to grocery store to dinner table. The office would run grant programs to help states and communities build better systems for recovering and distributing food, collect data on what's working, and launch a national campaign to educate Americans about food waste.

How it affects you

If you live in a state or community that gets these grants, you might see improvements in local food distribution and more opportunities to recover food that would otherwise go to waste. State and local governments, along with tribal nations, would have funding to develop new ways to get food to people who need it.

Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Apr 10, 2025)

New Opportunities for Technological Innovation, Mitigation, and Education To Overcome Waste Act or the NO TIME TO Waste Act

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to reduce U.S. food loss and waste (FLW) through federal coordination, grants, and education.

Under the bill, food loss means the food that does not reach a consumer as a result of an issue in the production, storage, processing, or distribution phase. Food waste means that food intended for human consumption is unconsumed for any reason at the retail or consumption phase.

The bill requires USDA to collaborate with the Food and Drug Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out a December, 17, 2020, agreement to coordinate federal efforts to cut FLW.

Further, USDA must establish an Office of Food Loss and Waste to support the existing role of the Food Loss and Waste Liaison. The office must also, among other things, establish

• a grant program to support collecting data on existing state and local FLW policies (and the office must use the data to establish model policies for state and local governments);

• a block grant program for states and Indian tribes to develop and support food recovery infrastructure and innovative food distribution models; and

• a grant program to incentivize state, municipal, local, and tribal governments to establish public-private partnerships that commit to reducing FLW by 50% by 2030.

The Office of Food Loss and Waste must also initiate a national FLW education and public awareness campaign.

Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.

119th Congress
1st SessionH. R. 2883

A BILL

NO TIME TO Waste Act

In the HouseNo vote yet

Sponsor: Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1) · Introduced Apr 10, 2025 · Agriculture and Food · 1 version of the text

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Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Apr 10, 2025: “Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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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