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H.R. 6657 · 118th Congress

Securing Strictly Needy Americans’ Pivotal (SNAP) Benefits Act of 2023

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 118th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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Securing Strictly Needy Americans’ Pivotal (SNAP) Benefits Act of 2023

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Dec 7, 2023

Securing Strictly Needy Americans’ Pivotal (SNAP) Benefits Act of 2023

This bill establishes additional limitations on the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

The bill requires that a state agency suspend a SNAP household account when the Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card transactions are made exclusively out-of-state for a period longer than 60 days. The state agency must maintain the suspension until (1) the household affirmatively provides substantiating evidence that the participating household members still reside in the state from which they receive benefits, or (2) an investigation conclusively determines that the participating household members still reside in the state from which they receive benefits.

In addition, a SNAP household may not redeem SNAP benefits at a SNAP-approved retail food store or wholesale food concern that is owned by a household member. This does not apply to a retail food store or a wholesale food concern that is owned by a publicly owned corporation or a government.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Securing Strictly Needy Americans’ Pivotal (SNAP) Benefits Act of 2023

Latest action (Jan 25, 2024): Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.

Policy area: Agriculture and Food · Origin: House · Introduced: Dec 7, 2023

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.