# 119-hr-6657: Restaurant Meals Program Reform Act of 2025

119-hr-6657, Restaurant Meals Program Reform Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Messmer, Mark B. [R-IN-8] (R-IN); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6657
- Congress: 119
- Title: Restaurant Meals Program Reform Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-12-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Messmer, Mark B. [R-IN-8] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Restricts which retailers and meals qualify in the Restaurant Meals Program**. The bill narrows participation to grocery-style retail food stores with prepared-food counters, sets a simple nutrition minimum for redeemable meals, excludes spouses of SNAP recipients, and requires public reporting on participation and costs. - Families: Households can only redeem benefits at qualifying retail food stores for meals intended for immediate consumption that contain at least 1 fruit or vegetable and 1 protein. - Spouses: A spouse of a person eligible for SNAP is explicitly barred from using the program under this subsection. - Retailers: Grocery-style stores with prepared-food sections will not need a separate authorization to participate but must meet State and local grocery food-safety rules and not be primarily fast-food. - State agencies: Agencies must maintain or update Electronic Benefit Transfer coding and retailer codes to limit redemptions to eligible households and eligible meal items. - Public oversight: States must publish a report naming participating establishments, their locations, amounts redeemed, numbers of recipients, program costs, and an assessment of effectiveness.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Stricter rules for SNAP restaurant meals: mixed, low. If enacted, this bill would change who can use SNAP benefits at restaurants and which stores can accept them. A spouse of a SNAP-eligible person would not be allowed to use the Restaurant Meals Program under this subsection. Benefits could only be redeemed for prepared meals meant to be eaten right…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3633: Digital Asset Market Clarity Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act
- 119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025
- 119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6657 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6657)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-3633: Digital Asset Market Clarity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3633)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
- [119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-471)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6657 (as of 2026-09-21).