,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abjb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #ca1    
#bjbe,mr4 ,bennet 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,padilla1 ,mr4 ,hickenlooper1 ,mr4 ,van 
,hollen1 ,mr4 ,welch1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1
 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4 ,fetterman1 ,mr4   
,blumenthal1 and ,mr4 ,markey7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 
and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the 
,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh to   
permit supplemental nutrition assistance
 program benefits to be used to purchase
 additional types of food items4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,hot ,foods ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,hot
 food under supplemental nutrition      
assistance program ,section #c of the   
,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g  
,u4,s4,c4 #bjab7 is amended-- 7#a7 in   
subsection 7k77#a71 by striking         
consumption except alcoholic beverages1 
tobacco1 hot foods or hot food products 

ready for immediate consumption other   
than those authorized pursuant to       
clauses 7#c71 7#d71 7#e71 7#g71 7#h71   
and 7#i7 of this subsection and         
inserting consumption1 including hot    
foods or hot food products ready for    
immediate consumption and excluding     
alcoholic beverages1 tobacco2  7#b7 in  
subsection 7o77#a7-- 7,a7 in the matter 
preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking
 and consumption and inserting or home  
or immediate consumption2 and  7,b7 in  
subparagraph 7,a7-- 7i7 by striking the 
subparagraph designation and all that   
follows through offers and inserting the
 following3  7,a7 7i7 offers  2  7ii7 in
 clause 7i7 7as so designated71 by      
striking or at the end and inserting    
and2 and  7iii7 by adding at the end the
 following3  7ii7 of which not more than
 #ej percent of the total gross sales   
are from hot foods or hot food products 
ready for immediate consumption2 or  2  
and  7#c7 in subsection 7q77#b7-- 7,a7  
by striking include accessory and       

inserting the following3 include-- 7,a7 
accessory  2  7,b7 in subparagraph 7,a7 
7as so designated71 by striking the     
period at the end and inserting 2 and2  
and  7,c7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7,b7 hot foods or hot food  
products ready for immediate            
consumption4  4