Updated Staple Food Stocking Standards for Retailers in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Document 2025-18624 is a Proposed Rule published by the Department of Agriculture in the Federal Register on September 25, 2025. In response to section 765 of the Consolidated Appropriation Act of 2017 and subsequently enacted appropriations, this rule proposes to codify a new framework for determining distinct staple food varieties and accessory foods (such as snacks, desserts, and foods meant to complement or supplement meals, which do not themselves count as staple foods) for purposes of meeting the staple food requirements for retailer participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The rulemaking is necessary to implement the codified stocking requirements of the Agricultural Act of 2014, which increased the minimum number of staple food varieties and perishables SNAP retailers must carry. A summary of this notice of proposed rulemaking is posted on regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FNS- 2025-0018. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/25/2025-18624/updated-staple-food-stocking-standards-for-retailers-in-the-supplemental-nutrition-assistance.

No. Document 2025-18624 is not classified as economically significant under Executive Order 12866. Economically significant rules require OIRA review and are estimated to have impacts of $100 million or more per year.