H.R. 479

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 479 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 479

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.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 16, 2025

Mr. Brecheen (for himself, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Biggs of 
Arizona, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Gosar, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, and Mr. Meuser) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Agriculture

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A BILL

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.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 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 (7 U.S.C. 2012(k)(1)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``except alcoholic beverages, tobacco'' and 
inserting the following ``designated by the Secretary under 
section 4(d), except any alcoholic beverages, tobacco, soft 
drinks, candy, ice cream, prepared desserts such as cakes, 
pies, cookies, or similar products''; and
(2) by striking ``clauses'' and inserting ``paragraphs''.
(b) Designated Food.--Section 4 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2013) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(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 `food' under section 
3(k)(1).
``(2) Considerations.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall--
``(A) 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
``(B) 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--
``(A) conduct a scientific review of the food and 
food products designated under paragraph (1); and
``(B) 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.''.
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