Congress·In Committee·H.R. 813

Rep. Self Introduces FIZZ-NO Act to Ban Soda Purchases With SNAP Benefits

Funding is Zero for Zero Nutrition Options (FIZZ-NO) Act of 2025

about 1 year ago·View on Congress.gov

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Key Points

This bill would ban people from using SNAP benefits (food stamps) to buy soda. It does this by adding soda to the list of items that cannot be purchased with SNAP, alongside alcoholic beverages and tobacco.
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“To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to prohibit the use of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits to purchase soda.”
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The bill defines "soda" broadly as any carbonated drink with more than 1 gram of added sugar, artificial sweetener, or flavoring per serving. This means it would cover both regular and diet sodas sold in stores.
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“``(r-1) `Soda' means a carbonated beverage that contains more than 1 gram of added sugar, artificial sweetener, or flavoring per serving.''.”
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If passed, the ban wouldn't start right away — it would kick in 180 days (about six months) after the bill is signed into law, giving stores and SNAP recipients time to adjust.
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“This Act shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.”
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The bill was introduced by Rep. Self and referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. It currently sits in committee and has not yet received a vote. About 42 million Americans receive SNAP benefits and would be affected by this change.

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Impact Analysis

Personal Impact

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Scores: 1 = low, 5 = highSentiment: -5 to +5 (net benefit)

Milestones

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Feb 28, 2025House

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

Jan 28, 2025House

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Jan 28, 2025

Introduced in House

What Happens Next

Projected impacts based on AI analysis

180 days after enactment

Soda ban takes effect for SNAP purchases

SNAP recipients would no longer be able to use their EBT cards to buy soda at grocery stores and other retailers. Stores would need to have their systems updated to block these purchases by this date.