# 119-s-3443: Zero Food Waste Act

119-s-3443, Zero Food Waste Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3443
- Congress: 119
- Title: Zero Food Waste Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-11
- Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**This bill would create an EPA grant program to cut food waste, targeting a bold goal: __50% reduction in food waste by 2035__ relative to 2015 levels.** It uses competitive grants, data reporting, and policy tools to steer waste away from landfills and incinerators and into prevention, rescue, upcycling, or recycling, with funding and priorities for underserved communities. - State, local, territorial, and Tribal governments could get planning and data grants to map food waste and build management plans. These study and reporting grants are limited to government entities and partnerships. - Nonprofit groups and partnerships could receive project grants to run prevention, rescue, upcycling, or recycling projects, but nonprofits must include a government or regional nonprofit letter of support. The program prioritizes projects in communities of color, low-income areas, and Tribal communities. - Grants can fund infrastructure such as anaerobic digestion but require end-product recycling plans, limit animal waste to at most 20% of feedstock, and push for source separated organics and stronger recycling markets. *The bill would authorize $650 million per year from 2026 through 2035, about $6.5 billion total, increasing federal spending.*

## Provisions PRIA read

- New EPA food waste grants: benefit, high. This bill would create an EPA grant program to cut food waste. It would aim to reduce food waste 50% by 2035 versus 2015. The bill would authorize $650 million a year for each fiscal year 2026 through 2035, to remain available until spent. States, local, territorial, Tribal governments, nonprofits,…
- Definitions for food waste program: mixed, low. This bill would define key words for the EPA food waste program. "Food waste" would mean any uneaten food and inedible parts. "Source separated organics" would be organic waste separated by the waste generator, may include items meeting ASTM D6400 or D6868, and would not include mixed solid waste.…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 119-s-1507: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025
- 119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-3443 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3443)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5022)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-1507: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1507)
- [119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4504)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3443 (as of 2026-09-10).