Food Waste: New National Reduction Plan
The House Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform must review this bill before it can move forward. It has not moved since April 2025. This bill is considered stalled because no action has occurred for over a year.
The bill has bipartisan support and addresses a popular issue, but it requires new spending and creates a new government office.
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“by striking ``encourages'' and inserting ``requires'';”
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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Introduced in House
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U.S. senators and representatives introduced a new bipartisan bill aimed at mitigating food loss and waste. The legislation seeks to expand the USDA's role in reducing waste and coordinate efforts between various stakeholders to meet the national goal of halving food waste by 2030.
Industry leaders celebrated the reintroduction of the NO TIME TO Waste Act in 2025, a bipartisan federal bill that points to the definition of upcycled food. The act is seen as a key step in scaling efforts to stop food waste and realize social and environmental benefits across the U.S.
No votes recorded for this bill yet.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
NO TIME TO Waste Act
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