S 302 · in committee · significant
Snap Back Inaccurate SNAP Payments Act
- economy
What this bill does
- States must recover all overpayments made to SNAP recipients and eliminate tolerance for small payment errors.
- This affects state welfare agencies and low-income households receiving food assistance benefits.
- States face higher penalties for payment errors starting in fiscal year 2025 based on a new liability formula.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How would eliminating tolerance for small SNAP payment errors affect state agencies' administrative costs and staffing needs?
- 02
What challenges might low-income households face if states must recover all overpayments, even minor ones?
- 03
How do the new penalty formulas starting in 2025 compare to current state error rates and financial capacity?
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Sponsor · R-IA
Joni Ernst
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Introduced 2025-01-29
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Legislative timeline
2025-01-29 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
2025-01-29 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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