119th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 1540Fairness for Victims of SNAP Skimming Act of 2025

A bill to amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, to expand the replacement of stolen EBT benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

Agriculture and food
Introduced Apr 30, 2025
Last action Apr 30, 2025
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Apr 30, 2025
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Referred
Apr 30, 2025
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
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Committee
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Senate
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House floor
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Resolve Changes
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill requires the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to provide for the replacement of the full amount of a household's stolen benefits. Specifically, using funds provided by the Department of Agriculture, a state agency must provide a household with replacement SNAP benefits equal to the amount of benefits stolen through card skimming, card cloning, or similar fraudulent methods. This requirement applies if the state agency determines that the benefits were stolen and meets certain requirements.  Under current law, a state agency may only replace SNAP benefits that were stolen between the period beginning on October 1, 2022, and ending on December 20, 2024. Further, the...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
AmendmentAI
Timeline · 2 actions
Apr 30, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Apr 30, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.