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HR 3117 · in committee · major

Fairness for Victims of SNAP Skimming Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • The bill requires SNAP to fully replace benefits stolen through card skimming or cloning.
  • Low-income households receiving SNAP benefits who experience fraud are affected.
  • The USDA funds replacements through state agencies when theft is verified.

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Community Threads

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  1. 01

    How would states verify that SNAP card fraud actually occurred versus other causes of missing benefits?

  2. 02

    What funding mechanisms would the USDA use to cover replacement benefits, and could this affect other nutrition assistance programs?

  3. 03

    Which party bears responsibility for preventing skimming—card issuers, retailers, or USDA—and does this bill address that accountability?

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Sponsor · D-NY-6

Grace Meng

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Introduced 2025-04-30

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-04-30 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

  2. 2025-04-30 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-04-30 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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