Nutritious SNAP Act of 2025
Latest action (25 Mar 2025): Introduced
What this bill does
S. 1100, the Nutritious SNAP Act of 2025, would amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to narrow what counts as "food" eligible for purchase under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). It would exclude from the definition of food certain nonalcoholic beverages other than water, cow's milk, milk-substitute beverages like almond, soy, or coconut milk, and 100 percent juice, as well as snack and dessert items identified in a 2018 federal guidance document known as the "Accessory Foods List." The bill would also let a state agency ask the U.S. Department of Agriculture for permission to prohibit SNAP benefits from being used to buy other foods that the state's nutrition agency determines to be unhealthy.
The bill would primarily affect SNAP recipients, who could see restrictions on the types of food and beverages they can purchase with benefits, and state agencies administering SNAP, which would gain new authority to seek additional restrictions tailored to their own definitions of "unhealthy" food. The Secretary of Agriculture would be required to grant such state waiver requests.
The bill was introduced in the Senate on March 25, 2025, by Senator Rand Paul and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. It has not advanced further, and would need committee action, votes in both chambers, and the President's signature to become law.
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Official summary
Nutritious SNAP Act of 2025
This bill prohibits Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits from being used to purchase certain beverages (e.g., soda) and snack foods.
Specifically, SNAP benefits may only be used to purchase a beverage that is nonalcoholic and is (1) water, (2) cow's milk, (3) a milk-substitute beverage (e.g., almond milk, soy milk, and coconut milk), or (4) 100% juice.
Further, the bill prohibits the use of benefits to purchase snack and dessert food items which are included on the Food and Nutrition Service's Accessory Foods List that went into effect on March 5, 2018. Examples of snack and dessert foods on the list include potato and tortilla chips, ice cream, candy, snack cakes and pastries, and packaged baking mixes for cakes, brownies, and muffins.
In addition, on the request of a state agency, the Department of Agriculture must allow the state agency to prohibit the use of SNAP benefits to purchase food that the applicable state nutrition agency determines to be unhealthy food.
Common questions
- What does S. 1100 do?
- S. 1100, the Nutritious SNAP Act of 2025, would amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to narrow what counts as "food" eligible for purchase under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). It would exclude from the definition of food certain nonalcoholic beverages other than water, cow's milk, milk-substitute beverages like almond, soy, or coconut milk, and 100 percent juice, as well as snack and dessert items identified in a 2018 federal guidance document known as the "Accessory Foods List." The bill would also let a state agency ask the U.S. Department of Agriculture for permission to prohibit SNAP benefits from being used to buy other foods that the state's nutrition agency determines to be unhealthy. The bill would primarily affect SNAP recipients, who could see restrictions on the types of food and beverages they can purchase with benefits, and state agencies administering SNAP, which would gain new authority to seek additional restrictions tailored to their own definitions of "unhealthy" food. The Secretary of Agriculture would be required to grant such state waiver requests. The bill was introduced in the Senate on March 25, 2025, by Senator Rand Paul and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. It has not advanced further, and would need committee action, votes in both chambers, and the President's signature to become law.
- Has S. 1100 become law?
- Not yet. As of 25 Mar 2025, S. 1100 is introduced.
- Who sponsored S. 1100?
- S. 1100 was sponsored by Sen. Rand Paul [R-KY] (Republican-KY), with 0 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on S. 1100?
- Introduced (25 Mar 2025).
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