HR. 479In Committee
Healthy SNAP Act of 2025
Amends SNAP food eligibility to bar certain sweets and sugary items while requiring USDA to define and regularly review approved nutritious foods
Plain-English overview
What this bill does
Amends SNAP food eligibility to bar certain sweets and sugary items while requiring USDA to define and regularly review approved nutritious foods
Key points
- Require five year food reviews
- Prohibit SNAP purchases of sweets
- Direct USDA food eligibility rules
- Allow state food substitutions
Current status
Where it stands
Status
In Committee
Latest action
2025-02-14 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Related context
Topics and policy areas
undefinedAgriculture and Food