S. 1202 Introduced Agriculture and Food

Hot Foods Act of 2025

A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to permit supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits to be used to purchase additional types of food items.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Introduced March 31, 2025 Cosponsors 12 (11 D, 1 I) Latest action March 31, 2025

Summary

Hot Foods Act of 2025
This bill expands the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to permit the use of SNAP benefits to purchase hot foods or hot food products ready for immediate consumption.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

  1. Mar 31, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  2. Mar 31, 2025 Introduced in Senate

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