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To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to prohibit the purchase of nutritionally deficient foods with supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.
Summary
This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act to restrict what foods can be purchased with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. It establishes a definition of "eligible food" that excludes sugar-sweetened beverages, candy, high-sugar snack foods, prepared desserts, and energy drinks from eligibility. The Secretary of Agriculture would establish detailed nutritional standards that eligible foods must meet. The restrictions take effect 180 days after the bill's enactment.
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Sponsor (1)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Anna Paulina Luna’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- RED APPLE GROUP $14,652
- ULINE $13,200
- BRODIE GENERATIONAL CAPITAL PARTNERS $13,200
- SAULSBURY INDUSTRIES $9,900
- INTERACTIVE BROKERS $9,900
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Actions (2)
- Feb 13, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. · house
- Feb 13, 2026 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 13, 2026
Mrs. Luna introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to prohibit the purchase of nutritionally deficient foods with supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.
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 “Nutrition First Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.
Section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012) is amended—
(1) in subsection (k) by striking “food or food product” each place it appears and inserting “eligible food”, and
(2) by inserting after subsection (k) the following: “(k-1) ‘Eligible food’ means a food or beverage that meets nutritional standards established by the Secretary of Agriculture, excluding the following:
“(1) A sugar-sweetened beverage commonly known as soda, or a nonalcoholic beverage containing sugar, cane sugar, corn syrup, high-fructose corn syrup, honey, or other caloric sweetener, excluding—
“(A) a beverage containing milk or a milk substitute;
“(B) a beverage with more than 50 percent fruit or vegetable juice; and
“(C) a product requiring preparation before consumption.
“(2) A candy preparation consisting of sugar, honey, or other sweeteners combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, or other ingredients in bar, drop, or piece form, excluding items containing flour or requiring refrigeration.
“(3) A high-sugar beverage that lists carbonated water plus any caloric sweetener (e.g. sugar, cane sugar, corn syrup, HFCS) as the first 2 ingredients listed, excluding aspartame or other non-caloric sweetener as the first 2 ingredients listed.
“(4) A prepared dessert or snack food, such as a cake, cookie, pastry, pie, doughnut, muffin, candy-coated snack, or similar product with a high level of added sugar, sodium, or saturated fat.
“(5) An energy drink or other beverage containing an added sweetener, and marketed or labeled as an ‘energy drink’, including a product containing a stimulant such as caffeine, taurine, guarana, or a similar additive.”.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act and the amendment made by this Act shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>
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