118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 5701 — No Photo for Food Act of 2023

“To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to prohibit the placement of a photograph of any household member on an electronic benefit card used by such household to purchase food with supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits provided under such Act.”

Agriculture and food

Introduced Sep 26, 2023

Last action Jan 11, 2024

Pipeline · Bill → Law

Step 1

Introduced

Sep 26, 2023

Step 2

Referred

Jan 11, 2024

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 revises provisions related to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to prohibit a state from requiring a photograph of any household member on an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card. Under current law, a state may require that an EBT card contain a photo of one or more members of a SNAP household. As background, SNAP provides federally funded benefits (not the same as cash) on EBT cards to eligible households to purchase eligible food items from authorized retailers.

Provisions · 3 sectionsIntroduced in House

Timeline · 3 actions

Jan 11, 2024

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

Sep 26, 2023

Introduced in House

Sep 26, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.