119th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 734To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 with respect to the issuance of quality control guidance issued by the Secretary of Agriculture.

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 with respect to the issuance of quality control guidance issued by the Secretary of Agriculture.

Agriculture and food
Introduced Jan 24, 2025
Last action Feb 28, 2025
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Feb 28, 2025
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide a notice and comment period prior to making certain substantive changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) quality control system, with exceptions. As background, the SNAP quality control system measures how accurately SNAP state agencies determine a household’s eligibility and benefit amount and determines overpayments of benefits and underpayments. State agencies must conduct quality control reviews of their SNAP caseloads and report these findings to the USDA Food and Nutrition Service. The bill requires USDA to provide a notice and public comment period of at least 60 days prior to finalizing any ne...

Provisions · 1 sectionsIntroduced in House
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Timeline · 3 actions
Feb 28, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Jan 24, 2025
Introduced in House
Jan 24, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.