Allow SNAP Benefits to Purchase Hot Prepared Foods

✦ Plain-Language Summary

This resolution urges Congress and the President to pass a federal law allowing people who receive SNAP (food stamps) benefits to buy hot, ready-to-eat foods at stores and restaurants. Currently, SNAP rules ban the purchase of hot prepared foods, which makes it harder for low-income New Yorkers — especially seniors, people with disabilities, and those without kitchens — to access meals. Passing this law would give SNAP recipients more flexibility and dignity in how they feed themselves and their families.