Deciding what to put in your grocery cart should be your own choice, including for those Americans receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Families who need financial help buying groceries make the same decisions we all do and deserve the same dignity of choice. Yet some lawmakers seek to restrict or ban what can be purchased with SNAP benefits—even though USDA has denied every submitted food restriction waiver to date. In 2023, four states—Florida, Iowa, New York and Texas—introduced a range of proposals attempting to single out sugar-sweetened beverages within the SNAP program. In Florida, a resolution to prohibit soft drinks sales within SNAP passed the House while companion legislation in the Senate sought a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) study of SNAP purchases. A House bill in Iowa requested a waiver from USDA to prohibit the purchase of “non sugar free soda” and candy from the SNAP program. And both Texas and New York introduced SNAP restriction waiver legislation. In all instances, ABA worked closely with bottlers and state beverage associations to oppose these proposals. We also ensured that USDA, key Members of Congress and the White House were aware of this state activity which is critical as deliberations on a new Farm Bill package continue. All proposals were defeated.