House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Hot Foods Act of 2023
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 18, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 23, 2023 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3519.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. MENG, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 84, May 18, 2023, Page H2459):Article I, Section 8 of the US Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: SNAPSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 18, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 91 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3519, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/3519
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9b4847461656a31d299da993119a2250594f33fd3d7ef7adc033bf3509714818
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
121 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 110 Democrats
11 of 121 cosponsors (9%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Colin Allred (D-TX), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Becca Balint (D-VT), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Cori Bush (D-MO), Yadira Caraveo (D-CO), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Sean Casten (D-IL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), J. Correa (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Anthony D'Esposito (R-NY), Danny Davis (D-IL), Donald Davis (D-NC), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) and 91 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Grace Meng.
- H.R. 3646 (118th) Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2023
- H.Res. 49 (118th) Recognizing the cultural and historical significance of Lunar New Year in 2023.
- H.Res. 1002 (118th) Recognizing the cultural and historical significance of Lunar New Year in 2024.
- H.R. 3434 (118th) Teaching Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander History Act
- H.R. 430 (118th) Lunar New Year Day Act
- H.Res. 54 (118th) Affirming the role of the United States in improving access to quality, inclusive public education and improving learning outcomes for…
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.