119-HR2512

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119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 2512

1. Short title
2. Hot food under supplemental nutrition assistance program

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the "Hot Foods Act of 2025".

2. Hot food under supplemental nutrition assistance program

Section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012) is amended—

(1) - in subsection (k)(1), by striking "consumption except alcoholic beverages, tobacco, hot foods or hot food products ready for immediate consumption other than those authorized pursuant to clauses (3), (4), (5), (7), (8), and (9) of this subsection" and inserting "consumption, including hot foods or hot food products ready for immediate consumption and excluding alcoholic beverages, tobacco";

(2) - in subsection (o)(1)—

(A) - in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking "and consumption" and inserting "or home or immediate consumption"; and

(B) - in subparagraph (A)—

(i) - by striking the subparagraph designation and all that follows through "offers" and inserting the following:

(A) -

(i) - offers

(ii) - in clause (i) (as so designated), by striking "or" at the end and inserting "and"; and

(iii) - by adding at the end the following:

(ii) - of which not more than 50 percent of the total gross sales are from hot foods or hot food products ready for immediate consumption; or

(3) - in subsection (q)(2)—

(A) - by striking "include accessory" and inserting the following:

(A) - accessory

(B) - in subparagraph (A) (as so designated), by striking the period at the end and inserting "; and"; and

(C) - by adding at the end the following:

(B) - hot foods or hot food products ready for immediate consumption.