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SB2889: NO TIME TO Waste Act New Opportunities for Technological Innovation, Mitigation, and Education To Overcome Waste Act

: Christopher Coons (D-US) : May 25, 2026 Updated: Sep 21, 2023
Agriculture and food
Bill ProgressIntroduced
  1. 1Introduced (current step)
  2. 2Passed One Chamber
  3. 3Passed Both Chambers
  4. 4Became Law

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Summary

A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out activities to reduce food loss and waste, and for other purposes.

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The NO TIME to Waste Act authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct activities aimed at reducing food loss and waste. Food loss means crops that don't make it to market; food waste means edible food that gets thrown away. The bill gives the Agriculture Department new authority and likely funding to develop programs, research, and education efforts on this issue. The bill was recently introduced in Congress and has not yet been assigned to a or voted on.

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