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Restaurant Meals Program Reform Act of 2025
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to reform the restaurant meals program, and for other purposes.
Summary
The Restaurant Meals Program Reform Act modifies the restaurant meals program under the Food and Nutrition Act by restricting eligible establishments to retail food stores that operate prepared food sections, hot bars, or deli counters and are not primarily fast-food operations. The bill specifies that eligible meals must be intended for immediate consumption and contain at least one fruit or vegetable and one protein. It requires states to update their EBT systems to ensure benefits are restricted to eligible households and prohibits spouses of SNAP-eligible individuals from participating in the program. The Secretary must report to Congress on program participation, participating establishments, benefits redeemed, and program costs.
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Sponsor (1)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Mark B. Messmer’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $75,844
- HOUSE WIFE $17,400
- WABASH VALLEY PRODUCE $13,200
- UEBELHOR & SONS $7,600
- INDIANA CARDINAL $7,200
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Mark B. Messmer → · Outside spending →
Actions (3)
- Jan 13, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture. · house
- Dec 11, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. · house
- Dec 11, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 11, 2025
Mr. Messmer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to reform the restaurant meals program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Restaurant Meals Program Reform Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. RESTAURANT MEALS PROGRAM.
Section 9(h) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2018(h)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) by striking “determines that the participation” and inserting the following: “determines that—
“(A) the private establishment is a retail food store that—
“(i) operates a prepared food section, hot bar, or deli counter;
“(ii) is not primarily engaged in the sale of quick-service or fast-food items, as determined by the Secretary; and
“(iii) meets all State and local food safety and health standards applicable to grocery stores or supermarkets; and
“(B) the participation”;
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (6);
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
“(3) Eligible meals.—Benefits may be redeemed under the program under this subsection from a private establishment described in paragraph (2)(A) only for meals from a prepared food section, hot bar, or deli counter that—
“(A) are intended for immediate consumption; and
“(B) contain at least—
“(i) 1 fruit or vegetable; and
“(ii) 1 protein, as defined by the Secretary.
“(4) Single authorization.—
“(A) In general.—A retail food store authorized under section 9 shall not be required to obtain a separate authorization for participating in the program under this section.
“(B) EBT systems.—The Secretary shall ensure that State agencies maintain or update EBT card coding and retailer coding systems necessary to restrict redemption of benefits under this subsection to eligible households.
“(5) Spousal exclusion.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a spouse of an individual eligible for benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program shall not be eligible to participate in the program under this subsection.”; and
(4) in paragraph (6) (as so redesignated), by striking “Senate a report on the effectiveness of a” and inserting the following: “Senate, and make publicly available, a report describing—
“(A) the number of private establishments participating in the program under this subsection;
“(B) for each private establishment participating in the program under this subsection—
“(i) the name and location of the private establishment; and
“(ii) the amount of benefits redeemed at the private establishment;
“(C) the number of individuals receiving benefits under the program under this subsection;
“(D) the costs of the program under this subsection; and
“(E) the effectiveness of the”. <all>
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