Restaurant Meals Program Reform Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- Jan 13, 2026
What it does
The Restaurant Meals Program Reform Act of 2025 would amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to restrict eligibility in the Restaurant Meals Program to retail food stores with prepared food sections, hot bars, or deli counters that are not primarily fast-food establishments and meet state and local food safety standards. Benefits under the program could only be used for meals containing at least one fruit or vegetable and one protein, intended for immediate consumption, and spouses of SNAP-eligible individuals would be excluded from participation. The bill also eliminates the need for separate authorization for participating stores, requires EBT system updates to restrict benefit use to…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.