Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins signed waivers for six more states this week that authorize them to ban the purchase of soda and junk food through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, more commonly known as food stamps. Twelve states have now received such waivers through President Donald Trump’s Make America Healthy Again agenda, including one Democratic state. Republicans in Congress should build on this bipartisan progress and ban the purchase of soda and junk food with SNAP benefits nationwide.

First established by the Food Stamp Act of 1964 and known as the Food Stamp Program until it was renamed in 2008, SNAP has always banned certain items from being purchased with program benefits, including alcohol, tobacco, prepared meals, and personal care products. The new waivers allow states that participate to add sugar-sweetened beverages, confectionery products, snack foods with minimal nutritional value, and “foods high in added sugars, fats, and sodium” to the list.