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Snap Back Inaccurate SNAP Payments Act
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to improve the calculation and reduce the taxpayer cost of payment errors under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the SNAP program to increase accountability for payment errors and overpayments. It eliminates the tolerance level for small errors starting in fiscal year 2025, meaning all payment discrepancies, regardless of size, will count against states in quality control assessments. The bill requires state agencies to actively seek recovery of SNAP overpayments and ties state liability adjustments to the percentage of overpayments they successfully recover. The changes are designed to reduce improper payments and associated taxpayer costs in the SNAP program.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA)
2 cosponsors
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL)
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Joni Ernst’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $57,653
- CAPITAL GROUP $40,000
- SOROBAN CAPITAL $13,200
- CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES $7,500
- GOOGLE $6,800
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Actions (2)
- Jan 29, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. · senate
- Jan 29, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 29, 2025
Ms. Ernst (for herself, Mrs. Britt, and Mr. Grassley) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
A BILL
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to improve the calculation and reduce the taxpayer cost of payment errors under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes.
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 “Snap Back Inaccurate SNAP Payments Act”.
SEC. 2. QUALITY CONTROL SYSTEM TOLERANCE LEVEL FOR EXCLUDING SMALL ERRORS.
Section 16(c) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(c)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) in subparagraph (A)(ii)—
(i) in subclause (I), by striking “and” at the end;
(ii) in subclause (II)—
(I) by inserting “through fiscal year 2024” after “thereafter”; and
(II) by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
“(III) for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, $0.”;
(B) in subparagraph (C)—
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking “may” and inserting “shall”;
(ii) in clause (ii)(I), by inserting “, as adjusted under subparagraph (H), if applicable” after “agency”; and
(iii) in clause (iii), by striking “10” and inserting “25”; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
“(H) Reduction of payment error rate based on percentage of overpayments recouped.—In determining the liability amount of a State agency under subparagraph (C) for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, the payment error rate described in clause (ii)(I) of that subparagraph shall be equal to the product obtained by multiplying—
“(i) the payment error rate of the State agency for that fiscal year; and
“(ii) the percentage of the total amount of overpayments of benefits made by the State agency that are not recouped by the State agency under paragraph (9) for that fiscal year.”;
(2) by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph (10); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following:
“(9) Recoupment of overpayments.—Each State agency shall seek to recoup any overpayments of benefits made to benefit recipients.”. <all>
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