McSCUSE ME Act of 2025
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill requires restricts SNAP Restaurant Meals Program to retail food stores with prepared food sections (excluding fast-food chains), establishes nutritional requirements for eligible meals (must contain fruit/vegetable. It relies on product standards, exemptions, compliance mandates, and reporting requirements. The main policy areas are Food Assistance, Agriculture, and Technology.
Who Benefits and How
Grocery stores and supermarkets with prepared food sections, hot bars, or deli counters could gain revenue opportunities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Fast-food and quick-service restaurant chains could lose revenue opportunities, Spouses of SNAP-eligible individuals could lose revenue opportunities, and State agencies administering SNAP would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Requires restricts SNAP Restaurant Meals Program to retail food stores with prepared food sections (excluding fast-food chains), establishes nutritional requirements for eligible meals (must contain fruit/vegetable...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill requires restricts SNAP Restaurant Meals Program to retail food stores with prepared food sections (excluding fast-food chains), establishes nutritional requirements for eligible meals (must contain fruit/vegetable.
Key Policy Areas
Food Assistance, Agriculture, Technology
Primary Purpose
The bill requires restricts SNAP Restaurant Meals Program to retail food stores with prepared food sections (excluding fast-food chains), establishes nutritional requirements for eligible meals (must contain fruit/vegetable.
Policy Domains
Section 1 - Short Title
Identified Gains
- Grocery stores and supermarkets with prepared food sections, hot bars, or deli counters
Identified Costs
- Fast-food and quick-service restaurant chains
- Spouses of SNAP-eligible individuals
- State agencies administering SNAP
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMs. Ernst introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, …
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Fast-food and quick-service restaurant chains, Grocery stores and supermarkets with prepared food sections, hot bars, or deli counters
Positive-direction: Grocery stores and supermarkets with prepared food sections, hot bars, or deli counters
Negative-direction: Fast-food and quick-service restaurant chains
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
A retail food store that operates a prepared food section, hot bar, or deli counter; is not primarily engaged in quick-service or fast-food items; and meets State and local food safety standards
Meals from prepared food sections intended for immediate consumption containing at least 1 fruit or vegetable and 1 protein
As defined by the Secretary of Agriculture
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