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House passes Food Bucks bill to boost SNAP buying power for fruits and vegetables

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Summary

House Bill 1096 would establish a Food Bucks incentive program to provide a minimum 40-cent incentive per SNAP dollar for purchases of fresh fruits and vegetables in Pennsylvania; the measure passed the House 164-39.

House Bill 1096, which establishes a Pennsylvania Food Bucks program to provide benefit incentives to SNAP recipients and encourage purchases of fresh fruits and vegetables, passed final passage in the Pennsylvania House on June 3, 2025.

Representative Pashinski and Representative Cadden (floor speakers) urged support on the measure, describing…

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