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Kennedy Jr. that sought to prevent people from using their federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program SNAP benefits (also known as food stamps) to buy soda. The bill defined soda as a ...

The second bill, House Bill 2165, seeks to prevent people on the federal Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program or SNAP (sometimes known as food stamps) from purchasing soda with their benefits.