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S. 1485 · 118th Congress · Agriculture and Food

Healthy SNAP Act of 2023

Died in committee378 words Introduced May 9, 2023 · Latest action May 9, 2023

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How far it has goneStopped at 2 of 6 · Died in committee
  1. IntroducedMay 9, 2023 Done
  2. CommitteeDied Jan 3, 2025 Stopped here
  3. Senate floorNot yet Not reached yet
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What it does

This bill amends the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to redefine the foods eligible for purchase with SNAP benefits.

SNAP benefits may not be used for soft drinks, candy, ice cream, or prepared desserts, such as cakes, pies, cookies, or similar products.

Further, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) must designate by regulation foods and food products to include in the SNAP definition of the term food. USDA must consider food and products that (1) based on nutrition research, contain nutrients lacking in the diets of people in the United States; and (2) promote the health of the population served by SNAP, based on relevant nutrition science, public health concerns, and cultural eating patterns. USDA must also, to the maximum extent practicable, ensure that the fat, sugar, and salt content of the food and food products are appropriate. At least every five years, USDA must review and amend the list.

Prepared meals purchased with SNAP benefits must have nutritional values consistent with standards developed by USDA for the list of food and food products.

A state agency may substitute different foods for food USDA designated under this bill, with USDA approval, so long as the foods are nutritionally equivalent; this is permitted to allow for different cultural eating patterns.

Congressional Research Service · summary of “Introduced in Senate” version · May 9, 2023

Who lobbies on it

4 organizations · 25 filings · Q2 2023–Q4 2024

One square per quarter since introduction, oldest left. Filled = named it that quarter.

  1. American Beverage Association 7 of 7 quarters
    “S.1485 and H.R.4058, Healthy SNAP Act H.R.9027, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (generally, no specific bill number)”

    Q4 2024 filing · $1.5M lobbying spend in 2024, all issues

  2. Hershey Company 7 of 7 quarters
    “Food labeling issues; Nutrition issues including sodium; No bill number Support for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and opposition to changes in benefits administration, including opposition to Healthy SNAP Act of 2023 (S. 1485/H.R. 4058) and Ensuring Health in SNAP Act of 2024 FY25 Ag-FDA…”

    Q4 2024 filing · $684K lobbying spend in 2024, all issues

  3. American Bakers Association 3 of 7 quarters
    “Sugar Program Reform Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) 2025 Dietary Guidelines Sodium Policy 2023 Farm Bill SNAP Education Allocation Modernization Act (Healthy SNAP Act of 2023),(S. 1485/H.R. 4058) Conservation Reserve Program Cover Crop Definition Wheat Quality Research”

    Q4 2023 filing · $198K lobbying spend in 2023, all issues

1 more organization, every filingPROUpgrade

Organizations that named S. 1485 in a quarterly lobbying report. Covers organizations with a PAC on file; reports from organizations without one aren’t loaded yet. Spend is the organization’s total across all issues: reports don’t split spending by bill. Source: Senate lobbying disclosures (LD-2) from lda.gov; quotes are word for word from the “specific lobbying issues” field.

Actions

2 actions · newest first
  1. May 9, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  2. May 9, 2023Introduced in Senate