H.R. 2512
119th Congress
House
Hot Foods Act of 2025
Official title: 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.
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 18, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Mar 31, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 31, 2025
Introduced in House
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Plain-English 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.
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Bill text
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- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Lobbying activity
31
- FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER
- HILL EAST GROUP, LLC
- ATLAS CROSSING LLC
- ATLAS CROSSING LLC
- WHEAT SHROYER GOVERNMENT RELATIONS LLC
- CENTER FOR LAW AND SOCIAL POLICY (CLASP)
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
- Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
- Education, Dept of
- White House Office
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
Cosponsors
120
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Goodlander, Maggie
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Walkinshaw, James R.
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Ross, Deborah K.
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Larson, John B.
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Hoyle, Val T.
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Davids, Sharice
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Crockett, Jasmine
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Pappas, Chris
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Cleaver, Emanuel
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Lofgren, Zoe
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Jayapal, Pramila
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Lee, Summer L.
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Moylan, James C.
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Mullin, Kevin
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Pallone, Frank
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Simon, Lateefah
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Sykes, Emilia Strong
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Williams, Nikema
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Jackson, Jonathan L.
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Lieu, Ted
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Quigley, Mike
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Underwood, Lauren
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Whitesides, George
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Scanlon, Mary Gay
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Craig, Angie
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Elfreth, Sarah
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Meeks, Gregory W.
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Mfume, Kweisi
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Stevens, Haley M.
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Case, Ed
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McDonald Rivet, Kristen
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Budzinski, Nikki
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Frankel, Lois
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Mannion, John W.
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Schrier, Kim
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Figures, Shomari
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Magaziner, Seth
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DeSaulnier, Mark
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
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Green, Al
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Fletcher, Lizzie
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Nadler, Jerrold
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LaLota, Nick
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
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Johnson, Julie
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Van Drew, Jefferson
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Van Orden, Derrick
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Auchincloss, Jake
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Balint, Becca
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Bell, Wesley
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2512: Hot Foods Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2512/
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