The Tennessee SNAP Act would require the Tennessee Department of Human Services to request a waiver from the U.S. Department of Agriculture allowing the state to end benefits for candy and soft drinks,

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits help keep tens of millions of people across the country from going hungry. But Republicans across America have called for significant changes to be made to the SNAP program that could have a significant impact on what recipients can and cannot buy with their benefits.

Newly confirmed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has urged the government to ban Snap from being used towards processed foods. The move would require Congress to change the law to restrict purchases.