Summary
A new bill in the U.S. House of Representatives aims to improve oversight and reduce fraud in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The bill would require states to submit data on SNAP fraud to the federal government and is gaining more supporters, with 12 Republican lawmakers now backing it.
Key Facts
- The bill is called the SNAP Fraud Reporting Act.
- Republican Representative Dave Taylor of Ohio introduced the bill on March 19.
- The bill has gained support from 12 Republican lawmakers.
- The bill requires states to submit five years of SNAP fraud data to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
- The USDA must compile this data and report to Congress within 180 days.
- The bill responds to concerns about fraud and a lack of transparency in SNAP administration.
- If a state does not comply, the USDA may withhold SNAP administrative funds from that state.
- 21 states were reported not to have shared required data on SNAP fraud as of a recent USDA directive.
