Bill > HR10268

This bill, titled the "Ending Restaurant Purchases with SNAP Act of 2026," proposes to completely eliminate the Restaurant Meals Program under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamps, which currently allows certain vulnerable populations—such as elderly, disabled, and homeless individuals—to use their food assistance benefits to buy prepared meals at participating restaurants in states that choose to offer the option. By removing the statutory provisions, contracts, and state options that authorize private restaurants to serve these discounted meals, the legislation effectively ends this program entirely, taking effect 180 days after the bill is enacted into law.