HR 479 · in committee · significant
Healthy SNAP Act of 2025
- healthcare
What this bill does
- SNAP benefits can no longer buy soft drinks, candy, ice cream, or prepared desserts.
- Low-income individuals and families receiving SNAP food assistance are affected.
- USDA must create nutrition-based food eligibility rules and review them every five years.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would restricting SNAP purchases of soft drinks and candy affect food retailers in low-income communities that depend on these sales?
- 02
What evidence supports the premise that limiting specific food categories will improve nutrition outcomes compared to other approaches like nutrition education?
- 03
Who would determine which prepared desserts are ineligible, and how would enforcement differ from current SNAP retailer compliance procedures?
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Sponsor · R-OK-2
Josh Brecheen
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
12/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-02-14
Joining the bill
Mary E. Miller
R-IL-15 · original
Andy Biggs
R-AZ-5 · original
Michael Cloud
R-TX-27 · original
Glenn Grothman
R-WI-6 · original
Daniel Meuser
R-PA-9 · original
David Schweikert
R-AZ-1 · original
Paul A. Gosar
R-AZ-9 · original
Elijah Crane
R-AZ-2
Andy Harris
R-MD-1
Mike Kennedy
R-UT-3
Lauren Boebert
R-CO-4
Marlin A. Stutzman
R-IN-3
Legislative timeline
2025-02-14 · house · Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
2025-01-16 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
2025-01-16 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-16 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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