Zero Food Waste Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill creates an Environmental Protection Agency competitive grant program to reduce food waste through planning, data collection, implementation, pricing policies, and related local and State interventions.
Who Benefits and How
States, local governments, Tribal governments, nonprofits, and partnerships could receive federal support for food waste reduction programs and data systems.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Environmental Protection Agency would need to administer the new grant program and applicants would need to meet program and reporting requirements.
Key Provisions
- Creates a competitive EPA grant program for food waste reduction activities.
- Allows grants for studies, plans, data collection, pricing policies, restrictions, technical assistance, and implementation work.
- Sets a program goal of reducing food waste by 50 percent by 2035 relative to 2015.
Evidence Chain:
This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.
At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill creates an Environmental Protection Agency competitive grant program to reduce food waste through planning, data collection, implementation, pricing policies, and related local and State interventions.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Agriculture
Primary Purpose
This bill creates an Environmental Protection Agency competitive grant program to reduce food waste through planning, data collection, implementation, pricing policies, and related local and State interventions.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- State, local, Tribal, and nonprofit entities pursuing food waste reduction
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Environmental Protection Agency officials administering the food waste grant program
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeRead twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and …
Introduced in Senate
Mr. Booker introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
State, local, Tribal, and nonprofit entities eligible for food waste reduction grants
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
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