S 835 · in committee · significant
Reduce Food Loss and Waste Act of 2025
- economy
What this bill does
- USDA establishes a voluntary certification program for organizations that reduce food loss and waste.
- Farms, restaurants, grocers, schools, and governments can participate to earn certified status.
- USDA maintains a public list of certifiers and promotes certified participants at no specified cost.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How would the USDA fund and staff this voluntary certification program, and who would bear those administrative costs?
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What specific metrics or standards would determine whether an organization qualifies for certified status under this program?
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Would participation in this certification program create competitive advantages for larger organizations with more resources to document their waste reduction efforts?
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Sponsor · D-IL
Richard J. Durbin
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Introduced 2025-03-04
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Legislative timeline
2025-03-04 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text: CR S1498-1499)
2025-03-04 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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