Hot Foods Act of 2025
U.S. Congress · HR2512 ·
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What the bill says
Introduced 2025-03-31. Latest action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Summary (plain-language)
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.
Sponsors
- Grace Meng (primary)
- Jake Auchincloss
- Suzanne Bonamici
- Julia Brownley
- Nanette Diaz Barragán
- Nikki Budzinski
- Becca Balint
- Wesley Bell
- Ed Case
- Jim Costa
- Emanuel Cleaver
- Kathy Castor
- Yvette D. Clarke
- Steve Cohen
- André Carson
- Judy Chu
- Salud O. Carbajal
- Angie Craig
- Troy A. Carter
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
- Jasmine Crockett
- Donald G. Davis
- Mark DeSaulnier
- Debbie Dingell
- Sharice Davids
- Dwight Evans
- Adriano Espaillat
- Gabe Evans
- Sarah Elfreth
- Lois Frankel
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick
- Lizzie Fletcher
- Maxwell Frost
- Shomari Figures
- Al Green
- John Garamendi
- Josh Gottheimer
- Jimmy Gomez
- Jesús G. "Chuy" García
- Andrew R. Garbarino
- Robert Garcia
- Daniel S. Goldman
- Maggie Goodlander
- Jared Huffman
- Jahana Hayes
- Josh Harder
- Val T. Hoyle
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
- Pramila Jayapal
- Sara Jacobs
- Jonathan L. Jackson
- Julie Johnson
- William R. Keating
- Robin L. Kelly
- Ro Khanna
- Raja Krishnamoorthi
- Teresa Leger Fernandez
- Zoe Lofgren
- John B. Larson
- Stephen F. Lynch
- Ted Lieu
- Nick LaLota
- Michael Lawler
- Greg Landsman
- Summer L. Lee
- George Latimer
- James P. McGovern
- Nicole Malliotakis
- Kweisi Mfume
- Gregory W. Meeks
- Joseph D. Morelle
- James C. Moylan
- Morgan McGarvey
- Seth Magaziner
- Kevin Mullin
- LaMonica McIver
- John W. Mannion
- Kristen McDonald Rivet
- Dave Min
- Jerrold Nadler
- Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Zachary Nunn
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
- Frank Pallone, Jr.
- Chellie Pingree
- Mark Pocan
- Chris Pappas
- Brittany Pettersen
- Mike Quigley
- Deborah K. Ross
- Delia C. Ramirez
- Josh Riley
- Adam Smith
- Linda T. Sánchez
- Terri A. Sewell
- Thomas R. Suozzi
- Mary Gay Scanlon
- Haley M. Stevens
- Kim Schrier
- Emilia Strong Sykes
- Eric Sorensen
- Andrea Salinas
- Lateefah Simon
- Dina Titus
- Paul Tonko
- Mark Takano
- Rashida Tlaib
- Ritchie Torres
- Jill N. Tokuda
- Shri Thanedar
- Derek Tran
- Lauren Underwood
- Nydia M. Velázquez
- Juan Vargas
- Jefferson Van Drew
- Derrick Van Orden
- Gabe Vasquez
- Nikema Williams
- Bonnie Watson Coleman
- George Whitesides
- James R. Walkinshaw
Text versions
- Introduced in House — 2025-03-31 — XML
What analysts say
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What politicians say
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Action History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2025-04-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture. |
| 2025-03-31 | Introduced in House |
| 2025-03-31 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. |
Lobbying on this bill
Showing 9 of 9 bill mentions.
Honesty note: each filer below disclosed lobbying on this bill — that much the filing tells us. But the dollar figure is their total lobbying spend for the whole quarter across all their issues, not the amount spent on this bill, and the filing never says whether they supported or opposed it.
| Registrant (lobbying firm) | Client | Period | Reported quarterly amount | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS | Q2 2026 | $30,000 | |
| WHEAT SHROYER GOVERNMENT RELATIONS LLC | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS | Q2 2026 | $50,000 | |
| ATLAS CROSSING LLC | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES | Q2 2026 | $110,000 | |
| ATLAS CROSSING LLC | RACETRAC, INC. | Q2 2026 | $50,000 | |
| HILL EAST GROUP, LLC | ATLAS CROSSING LLC ON BEHALF OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES | Q2 2026 | $30,000 | |
| FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER | FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER | Q1 2026 | $28,721 | |
| ATLAS CROSSING LLC | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES | Q1 2026 | $110,000 | |
| ATLAS CROSSING LLC | RACETRAC, INC. | Q1 2026 | $50,000 | |
| HILL EAST GROUP, LLC | ATLAS CROSSING LLC ON BEHALF OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES | Q1 2026 | $30,000 |
Source: Senate LDA filings.