119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Feb 13, 2025
Healthy SNAP Act of 2025
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Latest action (Feb 13, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Feb 13, 2025)
Healthy SNAP Act of 2025
This bill amends the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to redefine the foods eligible for purchase with SNAP benefits.
Under the bill, 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.
In addition, 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.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Introduced in Senate
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HERSHEY COMPANY · lobbying firm or registrant: THE HERSHEY COMPANY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$320,000
Spent on own lobbying
…rt for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and opposition to changes in benefits administration, including opposition to Healthy SNAP Act of 2025 (S.561/H.R.479) FY27 Ag-FDA Appropriations: SNAP Restrictions, Food Ingredients Food labeling and packaging issues; no bill number Food safety and ingredient issues;…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
HERSHEY COMPANY · lobbying firm or registrant: THE HERSHEY COMPANY
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
…rt for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and opposition to changes in benefits administration, including opposition to Healthy SNAP Act of 2025 (S.561/H.R.479) FY27 Ag-FDA Appropriations: SNAP Restrictions, Food Ingredients Food labeling and packaging issues; no bill number Food safety and ingredient issues;…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
HERSHEY COMPANY · lobbying firm or registrant: THE HERSHEY COMPANY
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$120,000
Spent on own lobbying
…rt for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and opposition to changes in benefits administration, including opposition to Healthy SNAP Act of 2025 (S.561/H.R.479) FY27 Ag-FDA Appropriations: SNAP Restrictions, Food Ingredients Food labeling and packaging issues; no bill number Nutrition issues including sodium a…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
HERSHEY COMPANY · lobbying firm or registrant: THE HERSHEY COMPANY
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$670,000
Spent on own lobbying
…rt for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and opposition to changes in benefits administration, including opposition to Healthy SNAP Act of 2025 (S.561/H.R.479) FY26 Ag-FDA Appropriations: SNAP Restrictions, Food Ingredients, Sodium
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
HERSHEY COMPANY · lobbying firm or registrant: THE HERSHEY COMPANY
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 17, 2025 · issue area: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$120,000
Spent on own lobbying
…rt for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and opposition to changes in benefits administration, including opposition to Healthy SNAP Act of 2025 (S.561/H.R.479) FY26 Ag-FDA Appropriations: SNAP Restrictions, Food Ingredients, Sodium
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
HERSHEY COMPANY · lobbying firm or registrant: THE HERSHEY COMPANY
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 18, 2025 · issue area: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$290,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funding and opposition to changes in benefits administration (HR 1), including opposition to Healthy SNAP Act (S.561/H.R.479) FY26 Ag-FDA Appropriations: SNAP restrictions, Food Ingredients, Sodium
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
HERSHEY COMPANY · lobbying firm or registrant: THE HERSHEY COMPANY
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$165,000
Spent on own lobbying
…rt for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and opposition to changes in benefits administration, including opposition to Healthy SNAP Act of 2025 (S.561/H.R.479) FY25 Ag-FDA Appropriations: SNAP Restrictions Pilot Program, Food Ingredients, Sodium
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing