{"id":2597135,"date":"2026-04-30T12:25:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T16:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-kills-ban-on-snap-recipients-buying-soda-with-food-stamps\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T12:26:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T16:26:50","slug":"house-kills-ban-on-snap-recipients-buying-soda-with-food-stamps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-kills-ban-on-snap-recipients-buying-soda-with-food-stamps\/","title":{"rendered":"House kills ban on SNAP recipients buying soda with food stamps"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-kills-ban-on-snap-recipients-buying-soda-with-food-stamps%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2597135&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A coalition of House Democrats and Republicans defeated a proposal too bar SNAP (food stamp) recipients from using their benefits to buy sugary drinks like soda. The House rejected Rep. Keith Self\u2019s farm bill amendment in a 238-186 vote, with 183 Democrats and 55 Republicans voting against and 156 Republicans and 29 Democrats voting for (including California Rep. Kevin Kiley, who caucuses with Republicans). Supporters argued it would keep <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-fight-against-blue-state-fraud-is-probably-going-better-than-it-seems\/\" title=\"Fight Against Fraud Is Probably Going Better Than It Seems\">government nutrition funds<\/a> from covering soda, while opponents maintained SNAP is meant to help low-income households pay for food, a program that serves over 41 million people and is administered by the Agriculture Department with benefits tied to income and household size.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>A coalition of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-democrats\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"441\">House Democrats<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republicans\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"240\">Republicans<\/a> defeated a push on Thursday to ban Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program beneficiaries from using food stamps to purchase sugary drinks such as soda.<\/p>\n<p>In a 238-186 vote, the House blocked an amendment to the farm bill by Rep. Keith Self (R-TX) banning <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/snap\/\">SNAP<\/a> benefits from being used to purchase soda.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4549548\/uvu-continues-without-keynote-speaker-sharon-mcmahon-removed\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>UVU continues without keynote speaker after Sharon McMahon removed<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4549550\/house-kills-ban-on-buying-soda-with-snap\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>House votes down ban on SNAP recipients buying soda with Food Stamps<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4549397\/redistricting-levels-field-gop-long-term-sarah-bedford\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Redistricting \u2018levels the playing field\u2019 for Republicans \u2018long term\u2019: Sarah Bedford<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cThe House just voted against banning soda from SNAP,\u201d Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NancyMace\/status\/2049865902674386976\">said in a post<\/a> on X. \u201cWhy should the government fund your soda purchases?<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>\u201cIf SNAP recipients want to buy sugary drinks, they can do it on their own dime, not on the backs of a taxpayer-funded nutrition program,\u201d added Mace, who is running for governor of South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, 183 Democrats and 55 Republicans voted against Self\u2019s amendment. Meanwhile, 156 Republicans and 29 Democrats voted for it. California Rep. Kevin Kiley, an independent who caucuses with Republicans, also voted in favor.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3357632\/soda-companies-push-back-maha-cut-food-stamps\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3357632\/soda-companies-push-back-maha-cut-food-stamps\/\"><strong>SODA COMPANIES PUSH BACK AGAINST MAHA EFFORTS TO CUT THEM OUT OF FOOD STAMPS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>SNAP is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-in-agreement-with-trump-6-in-10-voters-back-mass-deportations-of-illegal-aliens\/\" title=\"Poll: 60% of Voters Support Mass Deportation of Illegal Immigrants, Agreeing with Trump\">government program aimed<\/a> to help <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/soda-companies-resist-maha-effort-to-cut-them-out-of-food-stamps\/\" title=\"Soda companies resist MAHA effort to cut them out of ...\">low-income individuals afford food<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >supplementing household grocery budgets<\/a>. It is administered through the Agriculture Department, and benefit levels are determined based on net income and household size, operating on the assumption that 30% of a household\u2019s net income is spent on food. <\/p>\n<p>SNAP, which has over 41 million recipients, is authorized through the farm bill. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A House coalition blocked a bid to ban SNAP use for soda<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4183,"featured_media":2597136,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/15be42ba97f805fcd5cb84f162cedf76-scaled.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34205,11892,34206],"class_list":["post-2597135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-food-stamps","tag-snap","tag-snap-benefits"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/15be42ba97f805fcd5cb84f162cedf76-scaled.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2597135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4183"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2597135"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2597135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2597139,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2597135\/revisions\/2597139"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2597136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2597135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2597135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2597135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}