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Fairness for Victims of SNAP Skimming Act of 2025
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, to expand the replacement of stolen EBT benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
Summary
The Fairness for Victims of SNAP Skimming Act of 2025 expands protections for beneficiaries of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) whose Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card benefits are stolen through skimming fraud. The bill amends existing law to ensure that replacement benefits provided to victims equal the full amount of benefits that were stolen from their accounts. By removing prior limitations on replacement amounts, the bill guarantees that SNAP recipients whose benefits are compromised through criminal skimming activity receive complete restoration of stolen funds.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY)
12 cosponsors
- Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8] (R-PA)
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN)
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS)
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA)
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX)
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX)
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY)
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA)
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE)
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY)
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY)
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY)
Actions (2)
- Apr 30, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. · house
- Apr 30, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 30, 2025
Ms. Meng (for herself and Mr. Lawler) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, to expand the replacement of stolen EBT benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Fairness for Victims of SNAP Skimming Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. REPLACEMENT OF STOLEN EBT BENEFITS.
Section 501(b)(2) of division HH of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (7 U.S.C. 2016a(b)(2)) is amended—
(1) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:
“(A) shall be equal to the amount of benefits stolen from the household; and”;
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking “and” at the end; and
(3) by striking subparagraph (C). <all>
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