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Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26] · R–TX
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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-09-03 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This proposal would remove language about state-contracted private establishments offering meals at reduced prices from the law governing SNAP food assistance. It would also delete references to a state restaurant program intended to serve older people, people with disabilities, and people experiencing homelessness. These are proposed changes, with implementation tied to enactment.
This Act may be cited as the Ending Restaurant Purchases with SNAP Act of 2026.
The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is amended—
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),
by striking (including restaurants participating in a State option restaurant program intended to serve the elderly, disabled, and homeless)
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
The bill would delete language from three paragraphs of section 3(k) concerning private establishments that contract with state agencies to offer meals or perform services at reduced prices. Each deleted passage refers to section 9(h). The surrounding paragraphs are not supplied, so the references to eligible people and services cannot be fully explained.
(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);
The bill would remove two references to restaurants participating in a state-option restaurant program from section 7(f)(2). One expressly includes restaurants serving older people, people with disabilities, and people experiencing homelessness; the other creates an exception for participating restaurants. The rules containing those references are not reproduced.
(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;
The bill would delete section 9(h) entirely and relabel subsections (i) and (j) as (h) and (i). The deleted subsection's contents are not supplied.
(3) in section 9— (A) by striking subsection (h); and (B) by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as subsections (h) and (i), respectively;
The bill would delete paragraph (25) of section 11(e) and renumber paragraph (26) as paragraph (25). Neither paragraph's contents are supplied.
(4) in section 11(e)— (A) by striking paragraph (25); and (B) by redesignating paragraph (26) as paragraph (25).
If enacted, the bill and all its amendments would take effect 180 days after enactment. This provision does not set a fixed calendar date.
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
The supplied source snapshot, updated October 2, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Agriculture on September 3, 2026. It does not establish what happened afterward.
Source snapshot updated 2026-10-02T08:06:18Z. 2026-09-03: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. 2026-09-03: Introduced in House
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Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.
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