HR 1398
Securing Strictly Needy Americans’ Pivotal (SNAP) Benefits Act of 2025
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Bill overview
This bill changes how Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits can be used. It requires states to suspend SNAP accounts if EBT card transactions are made exclusively out-of-state for over 60 days, unless the household provides proof of residency or an investigation confirms it. Additionally, households where a member owns a SNAP-approved food store cannot redeem benefits at that store. These changes aim to limit potential misuse of SNAP funds.
Key provisions
- States must suspend SNAP accounts for out-of-state transactions exceeding 60 days.
- Households must provide proof of residency to reinstate suspended accounts.
- SNAP households cannot redeem benefits at stores owned by household members.
- Exceptions exist for stores owned by publicly owned corporations or government entities.
- The bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to implement these changes.
Who is affected
- SNAP recipients
- State SNAP agencies
- SNAP-approved food stores and wholesale food concerns
- Individuals and families receiving SNAP benefits
Notable changes
- Increased scrutiny of out-of-state SNAP transactions.
- Restriction on redeeming SNAP benefits at stores owned by program participants.
- Creation of a mechanism for suspending SNAP accounts based on transaction patterns.
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
H. R. 1398
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, to limit the conditions applicable to the use of electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards to purchase food, and for other purposes.
This Act may be cited as the Securing Strictly Needy Americans’ Pivotal (SNAP) Benefits Act of 2025
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Section 501 of title IV of division HH of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, is amended by adding at the end the following:
the household affirmatively provides substantiating evidence that the members of the household who are program participants still reside in the state from which they receive benefits; or
an investigation is conducted and conclusively determines that the members of the household who are program participants still reside in the state from which they receive benefits.
Section 9 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020) is amended by adding at the end the following:
A household that includes a member who is an owner of an approved retail food store or wholesale food concern may not redeem supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits at such store or such concern.
Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to a retail food store, or a wholesale food concern, that is owned by a publicly owned corporation or by a government.
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.