118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 205 — SNAP Theft Protection Act of 2023

“To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide for the reissuance to households supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits to replace benefits stolen by identity theft or typical skimming practices, and for other purposes.”

Agriculture and food

Introduced Jan 9, 2023

Last action Feb 13, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

Step 1

Introduced

Jan 9, 2023

Step 2

Referred

Feb 13, 2023

Agriculture

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Committee

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House floor

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Senate

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Resolve Changes

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Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish criteria for state agencies to identify Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits stolen by identity theft or typical skimming practices and provide for the reissuance of stolen SNAP benefits to households that meet such criteria. USDA must periodically review and modify its regulations to take into account evolving technology and the threat landscape to better protect against theft.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House

Timeline · 3 actions

Feb 13, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.

Jan 9, 2023

Introduced in House

Jan 9, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.