# 119-s-1395: NO TIME TO Waste Act);

119-s-1395, NO TIME TO Waste Act);, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1395
- Congress: 119
- Title: NO TIME TO Waste Act);
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-09
- Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Cut food loss and waste** by creating a new USDA Office of Food Loss and Waste and directing grants, regional coordinators, public-private partnerships, and a national education campaign to reach a 50% reduction by 2030. - Households: A national education campaign would teach date-label meanings, food storage and composting, and promote foods made from surplus ingredients to help consumers waste less. - State and Tribal governments: The bill would fund data-collection grants and a block grant program to build recovery infrastructure and model local policies, with a 10% match for data grants and a 50% match required for public-private partnership grants. - Producers, businesses, and recovery organizations: Regional coordinators and grant programs would support on-farm loss research, temperature-controlled storage, real-time surplus-matching technology, and make federal contractors report required actions on food donation and waste prevention. *If enacted, the bill would authorize about $11.5 million per year from 2026–2030, roughly $57.5 million total, adding new federal spending.*

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2026-03-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- National food waste education campaign: benefit, high. If enacted, the federal government would run a national food waste education and awareness campaign. The campaign would teach food storage, composting, date‑labeling, and the difference between freshness and safety, and would include pilots and audience research. It is authorized $2,000,000 for eac…
- Grants for food recovery and pilots: benefit, low. If enacted, USDA would run several grant programs to help states, Tribes, and local groups build food recovery infrastructure and test policies. That includes block grants for storage and cold distribution, public‑private partnership grants (with a required 50% match), data‑collection grants (up to…
- USDA office, coordinators, and research: benefit, low. If enacted, USDA would create an Office of Food Loss and Waste to lead research and coordination. The office would hire regional coordinators to help recover surplus food and set research priorities to reduce on-farm and supply-chain loss. The Secretary would report progress toward a 50% reduction…
- Clear rules for upcycled food products: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would define "upcycled food product" and related terms. The definition says upcycled foods are made from surplus or byproducts that otherwise would not go to people, use verifiable upstream data, and have a positive environmental impact. The definitions would apply to program e…
- New food-waste reporting for contractors: cost, medium. If enacted, federal contractors would have to report, starting 180 days after enactment, on actions to prevent and reduce food loss and waste and on food donated under their contracts. Executive agencies would send Congress biennial reports summarizing those contractor reports.

## Related bills

- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-410: Love Lives On Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-1395 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1395)

## Related
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3940)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-410: Love Lives On Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-410)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1395 (as of 2026-04-21).