Introduced in House — H.R. 813

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 813

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 28, 2025

Mr. Self 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 use of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits to purchase soda.

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Funding is Zero for Zero Nutrition Options (FIZZ-NO) Act of 2025.

Section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012) is amended—

in subsection (k) by inserting soda, after alcoholic beverages,, and

by inserting after subsection (r) the following:

(r–1)
Soda means a carbonated beverage that contains more than 1 gram of added sugar, artificial sweetener, or flavoring per serving.

This Act shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.