S 1540 · in committee · significant
Fairness for Victims of SNAP Skimming Act of 2025
- economy
What this bill does
- This bill requires SNAP to fully replace benefits stolen through card skimming or cloning.
- Households that lose food assistance benefits to fraud are affected.
- States use USDA funds to reimburse stolen amounts with no dollar limit.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How would full reimbursement of skimmed SNAP benefits affect state budgets, and which states might struggle most with unlimited replacement costs?
- 02
What fraud prevention measures should accompany this bill to prevent exploitation or repeated claims by the same households?
- 03
How does the current SNAP replacement process differ from this bill's approach, and what evidence shows households currently go without food due to skimming?
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Sponsor · D-PA
John Fetterman
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Introduced 2025-04-30
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Legislative timeline
2025-04-30 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
2025-04-30 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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