Families who use SNAP benefits (food stamps) can get incentives to buy fruits and vegetables through the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program, but the program has been limited to fresh produce. This bill would expand it to include fresh frozen fruits, vegetables, and legumes — making it available year-round and in places where fresh options aren't always accessible. It's a practical change that could help low-income families eat healthier without being limited by what's in season or in stock at their local store.
Congressional Summary
Supporting all Healthy Options when Purchasing Produce Act of 2025 or the SHOPP Act of 2025This bill modifies the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) to include fresh frozen fruits and vegetables.GusNIP is a Department of Agriculture (USDA) program that provides grants for projects that increase low-income consumers' purchases of fruits and vegetables. It is made up of three competitive grant programs, including the GusNIP Nutrition Incentive Program, which provides grants for projects that provide incentives for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants to purchase fruits and vegetables.The bill directs USDA, in awarding GusNIP Nutrition Incentive Program grants, to give priority to projects that increase year-round availability of nutrition incentives by offering fresh frozen fruits or vegetables in the program.In addition, the bill amends another GusNIP program, the Produce Prescription Program, to include fresh frozen fruits and vegetables, as well as fresh and fresh frozen legumes. Currently, only fresh fruits and vegetables are covered under the program.The GusNIP Produce Prescription Program supports projects that demonstrate and evaluate the impact of fruit and vegetable prescriptions on increasing procurement and consumption of fruits and vegetables, reducing individual and household food insecurity, and reducing healthcare usage and associated costs.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- Senate
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in Senate
- Action Date
- 2025-03-03
- Date Added
- 2026-03-30