# 119-s-1202: Hot Foods Act of 2025

119-s-1202, Hot Foods Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1202
- Congress: 119
- Title: Hot Foods Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-31
- Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-11-04

## Summary

**Allow SNAP benefits to buy hot, ready-to-eat foods.** This bill would let people use Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to purchase hot foods or hot food products ready for immediate consumption. It would allow consumption at home or immediately and would continue to exclude alcoholic beverages and tobacco. - Low-income households could use SNAP to buy hot meals and ready-to-eat foods for immediate or at-home consumption. - Stores and food vendors could accept SNAP for hot ready-to-eat foods, but offers would be limited so that hot foods make up no more than 50 percent of a seller's total gross sales. The bill also explicitly counts hot ready-to-eat foods as allowable accessory items under the program.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2026-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Hot prepared foods allowed with SNAP: benefit, medium. If enacted, you would be able to use SNAP benefits to buy hot prepared foods ready to eat. This would let you consume purchases at home or immediately after buying them. It would only apply when the seller's qualifying offer gets 50% or less of gross sales from hot ready-to-eat foods. Alcohol and t…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act

## Sources
- [119-s-1202 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1202)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1202 (as of 2026-11-04).