118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 4103Ensuring Fee-Free Benefit Transactions Act of 2023

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to make permanent the moratorium on SNAP benefit transaction fees, and other purposes.

Agriculture and food
Introduced Jun 14, 2023
Last action Jul 28, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Jun 14, 2023
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Referred
Jul 28, 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 makes permanent the prohibition on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit transaction fees. The current prohibition expires at the end of FY2023. The bill also specifies that the prohibition applies to states (and any agent, contractor, or subcontractor of a state who facilitates the provision of SNAP benefits) for costs for fraud prevention tools, coverage of infrastructure costs, and other costs associated with updating the Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) processing infrastructure. 

Provisions · 4 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 3 actions
Jul 28, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
Jun 14, 2023
Introduced in House
Jun 14, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.