Senate bill · 110th Congress · Public Law 110-247
Federal Food Donation Act of 2008
Became law on Jun 20, 2008.
Sponsor: Sen. Charles Schumer D-NYWhere it went
- IntroducedDec 6, 2007
- Committee actionApr 10, 2008
- Passed SenateMay 22, 2008 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseJun 3, 2008 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentJun 10, 2008
- Became lawJun 20, 2008
Latest action: Jun 20, 2008 — Became Public Law No: 110-247.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 2420.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2420, Federal Food Donation Act of 2008” on April 11, 2008. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on April 10, 2008</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 11, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19623
- CBO publication date
- April 11, 2008
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2420, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/2420
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d1351d151832686aa0ac6e6cb96460bbdd641ee6494c2fd1012352589ca7de23
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2420, Federal Food Donation Act of 2008” on April 11, 2008. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on April 10, 2008”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 11, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19623
- CBO publication date
- April 11, 2008
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2420, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/2420
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d1351d151832686aa0ac6e6cb96460bbdd641ee6494c2fd1012352589ca7de23
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 110-338 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on May 22, 2008.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 22, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/110/SRPT/338
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2420, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/2420
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d1351d151832686aa0ac6e6cb96460bbdd641ee6494c2fd1012352589ca7de23
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
6 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 2 Democrats
4 of 6 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Susan Collins (R-ME), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Richard Lugar (R-IN), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), George Voinovich (R-OH).
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.