H.R. 5643 · 118th Congress
SNP Act of 2023
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Streamlining Nutrition Paperwork Act of 2023 or the SNP Act of 2023
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 21, 2023
Streamlining Nutrition Paperwork Act of 2023 or the SNP Act of 2023
This bill allows state agencies to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) applications by video phone or a simplified telephonic system.
Specifically, a state agency may establish a system to allow applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing (referred to as hearing-impaired under the bill) to sign a submitted SNAP application by gesture over a video phone. (Currently, a state agency may allow for a telephonic signature through a recorded verbal assent.)
The bill also specifies that, for a video phone or telephonic signature, the current recording system requirement may be satisfied through an audio recording or in writing. (During 2020 and 2021, the Food and Nutrition Service provided waivers to certain state agencies which allowed the state agency to document in writing that an applicant verbally signed the application, instead of requiring an audio recording.)
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: SNP Act of 2023
Also known as: Streamlining Nutrition Paperwork Act of 2023
Latest action (Jan 11, 2024): Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
Policy area: Agriculture and Food · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 21, 2023
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.