This bill would expand a program that provides financial incentives for low-income Americans to purchase more fruits and vegetables. Specifically, it would allow the program to cover the cost of fresh frozen produce in addition to fresh fruits and veggies. This could make it easier for families to access healthy food options year-round.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
AI Summary
Plain-English explanation of this bill
This bill would expand a program that provides financial incentives for low-income Americans to purchase more fruits and vegetables. Specifically, it would allow the program to cover the cost of fresh frozen produce in addition to fresh fruits and veggies. This could make it easier for families to access healthy food options year-round.
Last updated: 12/29/2025
Official Summary
Congressional Research Service summary
<p><strong>Supporting all Healthy Options when Purchasing Produce Act or the SHOPP Act</strong></p><p>This bill modifies the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP), which provides grants for projects that provide incentives for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants to purchase fruits and vegetables. </p><p>Specifically, the bill amends GusNIP to require the Department of Agriculture to give priority to projects that increase year-round availability of nutrition incentives by offering fresh frozen fruits or vegetables in the program. </p><p>The bill also amends the GusNIP 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. (This 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.) </p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,eyJtY2UtY29udmVyc2F0aW9uXzUzMzI3ODk3MDMxNzI2NjY1OTE2NTc0Ijp7InVpZCI6Im1jZS1jb252ZXJzYXRpb25fNTMzMjc4OTcwMzE3MjY2NjU5MTY1NzQiLCJjb21tZW50cyI6W3sidWlkIjoibWNlLWNvbnZlcnNhdGlvbl81MzMyNzg5NzAzMTcyNjY2NTkxNjU3NCIsImF1dGhvciI6ImNpc2VuYmVyZ0BsaWIubG9jLmdvdiIsImF1dGhvck5hbWUiOiJjaXNlbmJlcmdAbGliLmxvYy5nb3YiLCJjb250ZW50IjoiVGhlIHRyYWNrZWQgY2hhbmdlcyBhcmUgbm90IGFsbCBhY2N1cmF0ZSBpbiB0aGlzIHBhcmFncmFwaCBkdWUgdG8gc29tZSBCU1cgaXNzdWVzLiAgSSBtYWlubHkgZGVsZXRlZCB0aGUgc2Vjb25kIHNlbnRlbmNlIGJlY2F1c2UgVVNEQSBkZWZpbmVzIGZydWl0cyBhbmQgdmVnZXRhYmxlcyBmb3IgdGhpcyBwYXJ0aWN1bGFyIHByb2dyYW0gYXMgXCJhbnkgdmFyaWV0eSBvZiBmcmVzaCwgY2FubmVkLCBkcmllZCwgb3IgZnJvemVuIHdob2xlIG9yIGN1dCBmcnVpdHMgYW5kIHZlZ2V0YWJsZXMgd2l0aG91dCBhZGRlZCBzdWdhcnMsIGZhdHMsIG9yIG9pbHMsIGFuZCBzYWx0IChpLmUuLCBzb2RpdW0pLlwiIFRoaXMgYXBwZWFycyB0byBhbGxvdyBzb21lIGZyb3plbiBmcnVpdHMgYW5kIHZlZ2V0YWJsZXMgdW5kZXIgdGhlIGN1cnJlbnQgcHJvZ3JhbS4gVGhlIHNlY29uZCBwcm9ncmFtIGRvZXMgYXBwZWFyIHRvIGJlIGxpbWl0ZWQgdG8gZnJlc2ggZnJ1aXRzIGFuZCB2ZWdldGFibGVzLiAiLCJjcmVhdGVkQXQiOiIyMDI0LTA5LTE4VDEzOjI1OjE2LjU3NFoiLCJtb2RpZmllZEF0IjoiMjAyNC0wOS0xOFQxMzo1NDo1NC41NTVaIn0seyJ1aWQiOiJtY2UtcmVwbHlfNDM0NzI2ODI0NDE3MjY2NjU5MTk3MTMiLCJhdXRob3IiOiJjaXNlbmJlcmdAbGliLmxvYy5nb3YiLCJhdXRob3JOYW1lIjoiY2lzZW5iZXJnQGxpYi5sb2MuZ292IiwiY29udGVudCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm5pZmEudXNkYS5nb3YvZ3VzLXNjaHVtYWNoZXItbnV0cml0aW9uLWluY2VudGl2ZS1wcm9ncmFtLWZyZXF1ZW50bHktYXNrZWQtcXVlc3Rpb25zICAoVGhlIGRlZmluaXRpb24gaXMgdW5kZXIgdGhlIGZpcnN0IHNlY3Rpb24gaW4gUHJvZ3JhbSBQb2xpY3kpLiIsImNyZWF0ZWRBdCI6IjIwMjQtMDktMThUMTM6MjU6MTkuNzEzWiIsIm1vZGlmaWVkQXQiOiIyMDI0LTA5LTE4VDEzOjU1OjQ1LjgyMVoifSx7InVpZCI6Im1jZS1yZXBseV82MjUzNzc3MjE2MTcyNjY2NjI0ODAwNSIsImF1dGhvciI6ImNpc2VuYmVyZ0BsaWIubG9jLmdvdiIsImF1dGhvck5hbWUiOiJjaXNlbmJlcmdAbGliLmxvYy5nb3YiLCJjb250ZW50IjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmlmYS51c2RhLmdvdi9ndXMtc2NodW1hY2hlci1udXRyaXRpb24taW5jZW50aXZlLXByb2dyYW0tcHJvZHVjZS1wcmVzY3JpcHRpb24tcHJvZ3JhbS1ndXNuaXAtcHByLWZyZXF1ZW50bHktYXNrZWQiLCJjcmVhdGVkQXQiOiIyMDI0LTA5LTE4VDEzOjMwOjQ4LjAwNVoiLCJtb2RpZmllZEF0IjoiMjAyNC0wOS0xOFQxMzozMDo0OC4wMDVaIn1dfSwibWNlLWNvbnZlcnNhdGlvbl80MTQ5MTI2NDU1MTcyNjY2NjE5ODIxMyI6eyJ1aWQiOiJtY2UtY29udmVyc2F0aW9uXzQxNDkxMjY0NTUxNzI2NjY2MTk4MjEzIiwiY29tbWVudHMiOlt7InVpZCI6Im1jZS1jb252ZXJzYXRpb25fNDE0OTEyNjQ1NTE3MjY2NjYxOTgyMTMiLCJhdXRob3IiOiJjaXNlbmJlcmdAbGliLmxvYy5nb3YiLCJhdXRob3JOYW1lIjoiY2lzZW5iZXJnQGxpYi5sb2MuZ292IiwiY29udGVudCI6IkkgYWRkZWQgc29tZSBhZGRpdGlvbmFsIGJhY2tncm91bmQgb24gdGhlIHRoZSBwcm9ncmFtcyB0byBwcm92aWRlIGEgbGl0dGxlIG1vcmUgY29udGV4dCBhbmQgZGV0YWlsLiAiLCJjcmVhdGVkQXQiOiIyMDI0LTA5LTE4VDEzOjI5OjU4LjIxM1oiLCJtb2RpZmllZEF0IjoiMjAyNC0wOS0xOFQxMzoyOTo1OC4yMTNaIn1dfX0=-->
Key Points
Main provisions of the bill
Expands the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program to cover the cost of fresh frozen fruits and vegetables, in addition to fresh produce
Gives priority to projects that increase year-round availability of nutrition incentives by offering frozen produce
Adds fresh frozen legumes to the Produce Prescription Program, which currently only covers fresh fruits and vegetables
How This Impacts Americans
Potential effects on citizens and communities
If passed, this bill would benefit low-income Americans who receive SNAP benefits, making it more affordable for them to access a wider variety of healthy produce options throughout the year. It could lead to increased fruit and vegetable consumption among participating households and help reduce food insecurity.
Policy Areas
Primary Policy Area
Agriculture and Food
Related Subjects
Food assistance and relief
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Fruit and vegetables
Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance
Scope & Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction Level
federal
Congressional Session
119th Congress
Citation Reference
3127, 119th Congress (2025). "Fairness to Freedom Act of 2025". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-3127
