To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, to expand the replacement of stolen EBT benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
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Latest Action · October 19, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
This bill amends existing law to expand protections for people whose SNAP benefits have been stolen through card skimming and fraud. Currently, the law allows for replacement of stolen benefits up to a certain limit, but this legislation removes restrictions on the replacement amount, allowing victims to recover the full value of benefits that were stolen from them. The bill specifically changes how the Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card replacement program works under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which helps low-income families buy food. The change affects SNAP recipients who have fallen victim to skimming or other fraud schemes that drain their benefits cards. No specific new funding or timeline is mentioned in the legislation, as it modifies an existing replacement program rather than creating a new one.
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