Pipeline · Bill → Law
Step 1
Introduced
Mar 25, 2025
Step 2
Referred
Mar 25, 2025
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Step 3
Committee
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Senate
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House floor
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Resolve Changes
Step 7
Signed
SummaryCRS Summary
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...
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Mar 25, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Mar 25, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.