Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Act of 1996
The Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act was created to encourage food donation to nonprofit organizations by minimizing liability. Signed into United States law by President Bill Clinton, this law, named after Representative Bill Emerson (who encouraged the proposal but died before it was passed), makes it easier to donate 'apparently wholesome food' by excluding donor liability except in cases of gross negligence. Emerson died on June 22, 1996.
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Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Act of 1996
The Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act was created to encourage food donation to nonprofit organizations by minimizing liability. Signed into United States law by President Bill Clinton, this law, named after Representative Bill Emerson (who encouraged the proposal but died before it was passed), makes it easier to donate 'apparently wholesome food' by excluding donor liability except in cases of gross negligence. Emerson died on June 22, 1996.
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An act To encourage the donati ...... full force and effect of law.
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Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act
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The Bill Emerson Good Samarita ...... Emerson died on June 22, 1996.
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Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Act of 1996
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