H.R. 479

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require the Secretary to designate food and food products to be made available under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · January 16, 2025 · Sponsor: Mr. Brecheen · Committee: Committee on Agriculture

Table of contents

• H.R. 479
  • SEC. 1. Short title
  • SEC. 2. Food under supplemental nutrition assistance program

SEC. 1. Short title

• This Act may be cited as the Healthy SNAP Act of 2025.

SEC. 2. Food under supplemental nutrition assistance program

• (a) Definition of food
  • Section 3(k)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 () is amended— 7 U.S.C. 2012(k)(1)
  • Definition of food
    • by striking except alcoholic beverages, tobaccoand inserting the following ; and
    • by striking clausesand inserting paragraphs.
• (b) Designated food
  • Section 4 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 () is amended by adding at the end the following: 7 U.S.C. 2013
    • (d) Designated food
      • (1) In general
        • Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall designate by regulation the foods and food products that shall be included in the definition of the term under section 3(k)(1).
      • (2) Considerations
        • In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—
          • take into consideration food and food products that—
            • (i) based on nutrition research, contain nutrients lacking in the diets of people in the United States; and
            • (ii) promote the health of the population served by the supplemental nutrition assistance program, based on relevant nutrition science, public health concerns, and cultural eating patterns; and
          • to the maximum extent practicable, ensure that the fat, sugar, and salt content of the food and food products is appropriate.
      • (3) Review of available foods
        • As frequently as determined by the Secretary to be necessary to reflect the most recent scientific knowledge, but not less frequently than once every 5 years, the Secretary shall—
          • conduct a scientific review of the food and food products designated under paragraph (1); and
          • amend those foods and food products, as necessary, to reflect nutrition science, public health concerns, and cultural eating patterns.
      • (4) Prepared meals
        • Prepared meals described in section 3(k) shall have nutritional values consistent with regulations developed by the Secretary under this subsection.
      • (5) Cultural Cuisines
        • To allow for different cultural eating patterns, State agencies may, with the approval of the Secretary, substitute different food for food designated under paragraph (1) subject to the condition that the different food is nutritionally equivalent to the substituted food.