SHOPP Act of 2025

This bill aims to make healthy food incentives easier to use all year. It lets programs offer fresh frozen fruits or vegetables so families can use their nutrition incentives even when fresh produce is out of season. It also adds legumes (like beans and lentils) to the list of foods that qualify. The updates clarify that incentives can be used for fresh or fresh frozen fruits, vegetables, and legumes under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program.

Key points

• Who is affected: Families using nutrition incentives through the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program.
• What changes: Programs can offer fresh frozen produce to support year-round access; legumes are added to eligible foods; language is updated to cover fresh or fresh frozen fruits, vegetables, and legumes.
• When: The bill proposes these changes; timing would depend on it becoming law and being implemented.