Efforts to keep junk foods from being paid for by Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, are increasing at the ...

Efforts to keep junk foods from being paid for by Supplemental ... after some constituents approached him about placing restrictions on SNAP purchases. As someone with personal experience with ...

A bill limiting what you can purchase with food stamps is advancing. What does that mean for the program's future? Here's ...

A bill in the Texas legislature would prohibit purchasing junk food, including soda, energy drinks, candy, chips and cookies, with SNAP benefits.

Proponents say taxpayer money shouldn't subsidize junk food. Critics say it could exacerbate hunger in places without easy ...

The Texas Senate passed a bill restricting SNAP benefits from buying junk food like soda and candy. It now heads to the House ...

House Republicans are advancing a proposal to restrict Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients from using ...

Texas state Senator Mayes Middleton said his bill was about "making sure taxpayer funded food stamps are used to buy nutritious food." ...

SNAP benefits—commonly known as "food stamps"—are administered nationwide to low- and no-income households that would otherwise struggle to afford groceries. In 2023, the program served an average of ...

benefits on junk food, including soda, energy drinks, candy, chips and cookies. Senate Bill 379 would narrow the restrictions on the types of food people can purchase using SNAP funds, formerly ...