[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9169 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9169

  To amend section 7 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to permit 
State agencies to restrict the use of supplemental nutrition assistance 
  program benefits to prevent the purchase of soft drinks, candy, ice 
cream, and prepared desserts (such as cakes, pies, cookies, and similar 
                               products).


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 25, 2024

   Mr. Rosendale (for himself, Mr. Good of Virginia, Mr. Biggs, Mr. 
 Duncan, Mr. Brecheen, and Mr. Harris) introduced the following bill; 
           which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend section 7 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to permit 
State agencies to restrict the use of supplemental nutrition assistance 
  program benefits to prevent the purchase of soft drinks, candy, ice 
cream, and prepared desserts (such as cakes, pies, cookies, and similar 
                               products).

    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 ``Ensuring Health in SNAP Act of 
2024''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT.

    Section 7 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2016) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(l) State Option To Restrict Purchase of Certain Items.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        this Act, a State agency may, at its discretion, ban the use of 
        supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits for the 
        purchase of soft drinks, candy, ice cream, prepared desserts 
        such as cakes, pies, cookies, and similar products, as 
        designated by the Secretary.
            ``(2) Designation by the secretary.--The Secretary shall 
        issue and update as necessary a list of specific items that 
        fall under the categories described in paragraph (1).
            ``(3) No approval required.--The implementation of any 
        restrictions under paragraph (1) shall be at the sole 
        discretion of the State agency and shall not require approval 
        from the Secretary.
            ``(4) No reporting required.--State agencies that exercise 
        the option established by this subsection shall not be required 
        to submit reports regarding the implementation or results of 
        such restrictions outside the normal reporting requirements of 
        the program.''.
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