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S. 3089Senate118th Congress (2023-2025)In Committee

Fairness for Victims of SNAP Skimming Act of 2023

Sponsored by John FettermanSen. John Fetterman (D-PA)
Introduced October 19, 2023

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The Fairness for Victims of SNAP Skimming Act of 2023 changes the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act so that people whose Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits are stolen can receive a full replacement. It updates the rules for how stolen Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) funds are reimbursed, affecting SNAP recipients who fall victim to fraud.

Key Provisions

  • Amends Section 501(b)(2) of division HH to make the replacement amount equal to the exact value of benefits stolen from a household.
  • Removes the word “and” in subparagraph (B) to simplify the language.
  • Eliminates subparagraph (C), which previously limited or conditioned the replacement, thereby expanding eligibility for full reimbursement.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

October 19, 2023

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Introduced in Senate

October 19, 2023

SenateIntro Referral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

October 19, 2023

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Introduced in SenateIssued October 19, 2023

II

118th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 3089

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

October 19, 2023

Mr. Fetterman (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Warren, Mr. Markey, Mr. Padilla, and Mr. Welch) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

A BILL

To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, to expand the replacement of stolen EBT benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Fairness for Victims of SNAP Skimming Act of 2023.

2.

Replacement of stolen EBT benefits

Section 501(b)(2) of division HH of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117–328) 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).