1.0Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairshttps://www.hsgac.senate.govTim O'Connor Fraserhttps://www.hsgac.senate.gov/author/tofraser/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="zc5raGDhhY"><a href="https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/media/reps/sen-collins-applauds-house-passage-of-legislation-to-encourage-federal-food-donations-to-feed-hungry/">SEN. COLLINS APPLAUDS HOUSE PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION TO ENCOURAGE FEDERAL FOOD DONATIONS TO FEED HUNGRY</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/media/reps/sen-collins-applauds-house-passage-of-legislation-to-encourage-federal-food-donations-to-feed-hungry/embed/#?secret=zc5raGDhhY" width="600" height="338" title="“SEN. COLLINS APPLAUDS HOUSE PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION TO ENCOURAGE FEDERAL FOOD DONATIONS TO FEED HUNGRY” — Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs" data-secret="zc5raGDhhY" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> Late yesterday, the House of Representatives passed legislation encouraging the federal government and its contractors to donate surplus meals to food banks and soup kitchens serving the hungry throughout the nation and Maine. The Senate passed the Federal Food Donation Act (S. 2420), co-sponsored by Senator Susan Collins, last month. The combination of rising food […]https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/HSGAC_Logo_Social.jpg1200630