S 1100 · in committee · significant
Nutritious SNAP Act of 2025
- economy
What this bill does
- This bill restricts what foods and beverages SNAP recipients can purchase with their benefits.
- Low-income Americans who use SNAP benefits are affected by new restrictions on soda, snacks, and desserts.
- States can request additional food restrictions, enforced by the Department of Agriculture at no specified cost.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would restrictions on soda and snacks affect low-income families' ability to afford adequate nutrition within their current SNAP budgets?
- 02
Should states have authority to add their own food restrictions to SNAP, and what inconsistencies might result across different states?
- 03
What evidence supports that limiting specific food purchases improves health outcomes compared to other approaches to nutrition assistance?
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Sponsor · R-KY
Rand Paul
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Introduced 2025-03-25
Legislative timeline
2025-03-25 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
2025-03-25 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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