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S561119th CongressWALLET

Healthy SNAP Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Senator Lee, Mike [R-UT]

Introduced

Summary

Redefines which foods SNAP can buy to favor more nutritious options. The bill would bar soft drinks, candy, ice cream, and prepared desserts from SNAP and direct the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to create a designated list of eligible foods.

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  • Families and households: SNAP benefits would be steered toward foods the USDA designates as nutrient-rich, which could change what recipients can buy with benefits.
  • USDA and rulemaking: USDA would have 180 days to publish the list, must base choices on nutrition science and public health, require prepared meals to meet nutrition standards, and must review the list at least every 5 years.
  • State agencies and cultural accommodation: States could substitute culturally specific foods with USDA approval if the substitutions are nutritionally equivalent.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

New SNAP rules for groceries

If enacted, the Agriculture Secretary would make a regulated list of which foods SNAP can buy. The Secretary would issue the list within 180 days after enactment and review it at least once every 5 years. The rules must consider nutrition science, nutrients lacking in U.S. diets, public health, and cultural eating patterns and, to the maximum extent practicable, limit fat, sugar, and salt. Prepared meals would need to meet the Secretary's nutrition rules, and States could substitute nutritionally equivalent foods for cultural reasons with Secretary approval.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Lee, Mike [R-UT]

UT • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL]

    AL • R

    Sponsored 2/13/2025

  • Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT]

    UT • R

    Sponsored 2/18/2025

  • Sen. Husted, Jon [R-OH]

    OH • R

    Sponsored 3/3/2025

  • Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY]

    WY • R

    Sponsored 7/30/2025

  • Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]

    ND • R

    Sponsored 2/13/2025

  • Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 1/13/2026

Roll Call Votes

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