Fairness for Victims of SNAP Skimming Act of 2023
This bill amends the rule for replacing SNAP (food assistance) benefits stolen through skimming, ensuring affected households receive the exact amount stolen. It directly affects SNAP recipients who have had benefits unlawfully accessed via electronic benefit transfer (EBT) skimming. The key change specifies that replacement benefits must equal the precise amount stolen from a household, replacing the previous formula. This adjustment removes prior language that may have limited or altered the replacement amount. The policy change takes effect under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023.
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in committee
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Introduction
Oct 2023
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Introduced Oct 19, 2023
Last action Jan 18, 2024
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Jan 18, 2024
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
lower
Oct 25, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
lower
Oct 19, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
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1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
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Legislator
Party
State
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C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger
DDemocratic
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Janice D. Schakowsky
DDemocratic
Co
Michael Lawler
RRepublican
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