119-hres778

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 778 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
H. RES. 778

 Expressing support for the recognition of September 29, 2025, as 
 ``International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste''.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 September 30, 2025

 Mr. Lawler (for himself, Ms. Pingree, Mr. LaLota, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
 Gottheimer, Mr. Beyer, and Mr. Fitzpatrick) submitted the following 
 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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 RESOLUTION

 Expressing support for the recognition of September 29, 2025, as 
 ``International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste''.

Whereas food waste results in the loss of more than $1,000,000,000,000 worth of 
 food each year, representing nearly 40 percent of all the food that is 
 produced globally;
Whereas, each year, 783,000,000 people are affected by hunger, and 150,000,000 
 children under the age of five experience stunted growth and development 
 due to a chronic deficiency of essential nutrients in their diets, and 
 better distribution of food could feed many of these people;
Whereas global food waste accounts for 8 to 10 percent of global greenhouse gas 
 emissions (hereinafter referred to as ``GHG emissions'');
Whereas food in landfills breaks down slowly and releases methane, a potent 
 greenhouse gas with 86 times the global warming potential of carbon 
 dioxide over a 20-year period, which causes the climate to warm faster 
 than carbon dioxide alone;
Whereas reducing methane emissions from food waste is one of the most effective 
 ways to combat climate change in the short term;
Whereas 1,050,000,000 tons of food were wasted across households, retail, and 
 food services in 2022, of which 60 percent came from households, 28 
 percent came from food service, and 12 percent came from retail;
Whereas reducing food loss and waste is a climate solution that the United 
 States can use to lower GHG emissions and reduce food insecurity;
Whereas halving food loss and waste by 2030 has the potential to reduce global 
 agricultural GHG emissions by 4 percent and the number of undernourished 
 people by 153,000,000;
Whereas the United States has committed to reducing 50 percent of food loss and 
 waste by 2030, as stated in the strategy issued by the President titled 
 the ``National Strategy for Reducing Food Loss and Waste and Recycling 
 Organics'' (dated June 2024);
Whereas the strategy outlines concrete goals for partners of the United States 
 Government, retailers, and consumers to--

    (1) further prevent food loss and waste;

    (2) enhance the recycling of food and other organic materials to 
promote a circular economy;

    (3) reduce GHG emissions;

    (4) save money for households and businesses; and

    (5) create cleaner and healthier communities; and

Whereas September 29, 2025, would be an appropriate day to establish as 
 ``International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste'': Now, 
 therefore, be it
 Resolved, That the House of Representatives--

    (1) expresses support for the recognition of 
 ``International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste''; and

    (2) acknowledges the importance of the implementation of 
 food waste prevention methods.
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