HR 2883 · In committee · last action April 10, 2025
<p><strong>New Opportunities for Technological Innovation, Mitigation, and Education To Overcome Waste Act or the NO TIME TO Waste Act</strong></p><p>This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to reduce U.S. food loss and waste (FLW) through federal coordination, grants, and education.</p><p>Under the bill, <em>food loss </em>means the food that does not reach a consumer as a result of an issue in the production, storage, processing, or distribution phase. <em>Food waste</em> means that food intended for human consumption is unconsumed for any reason at the retail or consumption phase.</p><p>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.</p><p>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</p><ul><li>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);</li><li>a block grant program for states and Indian tribes to develop and support food recovery infrastructure and innovative food distribution models; and</li><li>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.</li></ul><p>The Office of Food Loss and Waste must also initiate a national FLW education and public awareness campaign.</p>
Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
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<p><strong>New Opportunities for Technological Innovation, Mitigation, and Education To Overcome Waste Act or the NO TIME TO Waste Act</strong></p><p>This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to reduce U.S. food loss and waste (FLW) through federal coordination, grants, and education.</p><p>Under the bill, <em>food loss </em>means the food that does not reach a consumer as a result of an issue in the production, storage, processing, or distribution phase. <em>Food waste</em> means that food intended for human consumption is unconsumed for any reason at the retail or consumption phase.</p><p>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.</p><p>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</p><ul><li>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);</li><li>a block grant program for states and Indian tribes to develop and support food recovery infrastructure and innovative food distribution models; and</li><li>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.</li></ul><p>The Office of Food Loss and Waste must also initiate a national FLW education and public awareness campaign.</p>