Congressman Keith Self Introduces Bill to Improve Oversight of SNAP and Nutrition Outcomes

Congressman Keith Self introduced the SNAP Study Act of 2025. This bill would require the Secretary of Agriculture to submit an annual report to Congress on the state of food security and diet quality in the United States. The report would also analyze how legislative and executive changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) impact participants and nonparticipants alike.

"Our food assistance programs must fight hunger by providing better nutrition, not by wasting taxpayer dollars on carbonated beverages containing absolutely NO nutrition," Congressman Self said. "The SNAP Study Act of 2025 exposes whether taxpayer dollars are delivering measurable health outcomes or merely fostering dependency. It emphasizes data-driven accountability, ensuring Congress makes informed decisions based on evidence, not assumptions, to effectively enhance food security and diet quality."

The report would include a comprehensive review of recent policy changes to SNAP, their effectiveness, and concrete recommendations to improve nutritional outcomes across all income levels.

BACKGROUND:

• In January 2025, Congressman Self introduced the Funding is Zero for Zero Nutrition Options (FIZZ-NO) Actto improve public health and reduce taxpayer costs by eliminating the purchase of sugary carbonated beverages through SNAP.
• In June 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 379 into law, which prohibits the purchase of sweetened drinks and candy under SNAP. The law goes into effect on September 1, 2025.
• On August 4, 2025, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins signed six new SNAP state waivers to advance the Trump Administration's priority to Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) and remove junk food from SNAP-Texas was among the states listed.
• This bill would further the Trump Administration's MAHA agenda by providing further oversight of how taxpayer dollars are being used through SNAP, as well as the state of food security and diet quality in the U.S.

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