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New Financial Incentives for Dairy Purchases for SNAP Recipients.

This Act establishes a nutrition incentive program designed to help families using food stamps (SNAP) purchase more healthy dairy products like milk, yogurt, and cheese. The program provides additional financial incentives directly at the point of purchase, which can only be used for this purpose, aiming to improve diet quality and support the dairy industry. The program receives $10 million in mandatory annual funding to ensure continuous assistance.
Key points
Establishment of a program offering additional discounts or funds (incentives) for SNAP participants to purchase milk, yogurt, and cheese.
Incentives must be used exclusively for purchasing specified dairy products, directly impacting the nutritional improvement of beneficiaries.
The program receives $10 million in mandatory annual funding and transitions existing fluid milk incentive projects into the new structure.
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Additional Information
Dairy Nutrition Incentive Program Act of 2023
Print number: S 1474
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Process start date: 2023-05-04