# 117-hr-6167: Food Date Labeling Act of 2021

117-hr-6167, Food Date Labeling Act of 2021, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6167
- Congress: 117
- Title: Food Date Labeling Act of 2021
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2021-12-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Food Date Labeling Act of 2021 This bill addresses food waste by establishing requirements to standardize the quality date and discard date labels on food packaging.

## Cosponsors (11)

- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2022-01-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2022-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2022-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2022-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2022-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2022-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2022-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2022-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2022-10-25T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-6167 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6167)

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- [117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6015)
- [117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 C…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5577)
- [117-hr-3642: Harlem Hellfighters Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3642)
- [117-hr-3630: Lymphedema Treatment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3630)
- [117-hr-3173: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3173)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6167 (as of 2025-11-18).