H.R. 10268House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

Ending Restaurant Purchases with SNAP Act of 2026

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The Ending Restaurant Purchases with SNAP Act of 2026 would remove the part of the Food and Nutrition Act that lets SNAP participants use their benefits to buy meals at restaurants. By deleting the language that authorizes private establishments to provide meals at reduced prices, the bill ends the restaurant meals option for SNAP recipients, affecting both SNAP beneficiaries and restaurants that currently participate in the program. The changes would take effect 180 days after the law is passed.

Key Provisions

Deletes references in the Food and Nutrition Act that allow private establishments (restaurants) to offer meals to SNAP participants at concessional prices.
Repeals subsection (h) of section 9, which currently authorizes the restaurant meals program, and renumbers the remaining subsections.
Removes related language in sections 3(k), 7(f), and 11(e) that mentions restaurant participation, effectively eliminating the program.
Sets the law to become effective 180 days after enactment.

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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Agriculture Committee

September 3, 2026

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Introduced in House

September 3, 2026

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Agriculture Committee

September 3, 2026

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Introduced in HouseIssued September 3, 2026

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 10268

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 3, 2026

Mr. Gill of Texas (for himself, Mr. Fine, Ms. Boebert, Mr. Self, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Perry, and Mr. Norman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

A BILL

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to abolish the restaurant meals program under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Ending Restaurant Purchases with SNAP Act of 2026.

Amendments

The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is amended—

(1)

in section 3(k)—

(A)

in paragraph (3), by striking private establishments that contract with the appropriate agency of the State to offer meals for such persons at concessional prices subject to section 9(h),;

(B)

in paragraph (4), by striking or by a private establishment that contracts with the appropriate State agency to perform such services at concessional prices subject to section 9(h),; and

(C)

in paragraph (9), by striking and by private establishments that contract with the appropriate agency of the State to offer meals for such individuals at concessional prices subject to section 9(h);

(2)

in section 7(f)(2)—

(A)

in subparagraph (A), by striking (including restaurants participating in a State option restaurant program intended to serve the elderly, disabled, and homeless); and

(B)

in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking , other than restaurants participating in a State option restaurant program;

(3)

in section 9—

(A)

by striking subsection (h); and

(B)

by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as subsections (h) and (i), respectively; and

(4)

in section 11(e)—

(A)

by striking paragraph (25); and

(B)

by redesignating paragraph (26) as paragraph (25).

Effective date

This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.