Hot Foods Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
In Committee
Summary
Lets SNAP benefits buy hot, ready-to-eat foods. It would add hot foods and hot food products ready for immediate consumption to the list of items SNAP can cover, while keeping alcoholic beverages and tobacco excluded and restricting retailers that rely primarily on hot-food sales.
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- Families and SNAP participants: SNAP recipients could use benefits to purchase hot, ready-to-eat meals and food products that are ready for immediate consumption, expanding what benefits can buy.
- Retailers and food vendors: Stores could accept SNAP for hot prepared foods only if no more than 50 percent of their total gross sales come from hot foods or hot food products ready for immediate consumption.
- Program rules and definitions: The bill updates SNAP language to include "home or immediate consumption" and explicitly adds hot foods to the enumerated eligible categories.
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SNAP could cover hot prepared foods
If enacted, SNAP benefits could be used to buy hot, ready-to-eat foods. Alcohol and tobacco would still not be allowed. A store could accept SNAP for these items only if hot ready-to-eat foods are 50% or less of its total sales. These changes would take effect upon enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
NY • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 3/31/2025
Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
CT • D
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Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2]
NY • R
Sponsored 3/31/2025
Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3]
IA • R
Sponsored 3/31/2025
Auchincloss
MA • D
Sponsored 3/31/2025
Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large]
VT • D
Sponsored 3/31/2025
Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1]
MO • D
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Bonamici
OR • D
Sponsored 3/31/2025
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/31/2025
Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
CA • D
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Carson
IN • D
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Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]
LA • D
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Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
FL • D
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Cherfilus-McCormick
FL • D
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Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
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Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
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Cohen
TN • D
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Costa
CA • D
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Davis (NC)
NC • D
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Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
MI • D
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Espaillat
NY • D
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Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
PA • D
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Evans (CO)
CO • R
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Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]
FL • D
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Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
CA • D
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Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42]
CA • D
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Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]
NY • D
Sponsored 3/31/2025
Gomez
CA • D
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Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
NJ • D
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Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]
CA • D
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Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
CA • D
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Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51]
CA • D
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Johnson (GA)
GA • D
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Keating
MA • D
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Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
IL • D
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Khanna
CA • D
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Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
IL • D
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Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1]
OH • D
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Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16]
NY • D
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Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
NY • R
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Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3]
NM • D
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Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
MA • D
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Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11]
NY • R
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Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3]
KY • D
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McGovern
MA • D
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Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
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Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47]
CA • D
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Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
NY • D
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Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
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Ocasio-Cortez
NY • D
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Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7]
CO • D
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Pingree
ME • D
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Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
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Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]
IL • D
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Riley (NY)
NY • D
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Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]
OR • D
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Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
CA • D
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Sewell
AL • D
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Smith (WA)
WA • D
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Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17]
IL • D
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Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]
NY • D
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Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
CA • D
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Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]
MI • D
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Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
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Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
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Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
HI • D
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Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
NY • D
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Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]
NY • D
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Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45]
CA • D
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Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]
CA • D
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Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2]
NM • D
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Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
NY • D
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Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
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Barragan
CA • D
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Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3]
WI • R
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Van Drew
NJ • R
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Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32]
TX • D
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LaLota
NY • R
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Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
NY • D
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Fletcher
TX • D
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Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
TX • D
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Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
IL • D
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Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
CA • D
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Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]
RI • D
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Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2]
AL • D
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Schrier
WA • D
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Mannion
NY • D
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Budzinski
IL • D
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Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]
FL • D
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Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8]
MI • D
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Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]
HI • D
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Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11]
MI • D
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Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
NY • D
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Elfreth
MD • D
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Mfume
MD • D
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Craig
MN • D
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Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]
PA • D
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Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]
IL • D
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Jackson (IL)
IL • D
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Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
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Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27]
CA • D
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Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
IL • D
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Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
WA • D
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Pallone
NJ • D
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Simon
CA • D
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Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12]
PA • D
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Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large]
GU • R
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Mullin
CA • D
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Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13]
OH • D
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Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
GA • D
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Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
MO • D
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Lofgren
CA • D
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Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
NH • D
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