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Snap Back Inaccurate SNAP Payments Act

USA118th CongressHR-6501| House 
| Updated: 1/24/2024
Randy Feenstra

Randy Feenstra

Republican Representative

Iowa

Cosponsors (2)
Keith Self (Republican)Mike Bost (Republican)

Agriculture Committee, Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Snap Back Inaccurate SNAP Payments Act This bill requires states to recoup any overpayments of benefits made to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients and adjusts the formula for determining a state's liability rate for overpayments. As background, the SNAP quality control system measures how accurately SNAP state agencies determine a household’s eligibility and benefit amount and determines overpayments of benefits and underpayments. States that have comparatively high payment error rates for two consecutive years are assessed a penalty (i.e., liability amount). The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) must use a statutory formula to determine the liability amount. Under current law, FNS must set a tolerance level for excluding small payment errors (e.g., $54 or less in FY2023). This bill reduces the tolerance level for excluding small errors to $0 for FY2024 and each succeeding fiscal year. The bill also requires state agencies to recoup any overpayments of benefits made to SNAP beneficiaries. The bill adjusts the liability rate formula to reduce the state payment error rate based on the percentage of overpayments recouped by the state. Further, the bill increases the multiplier used in the formula to 25% (from 10%).
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Timeline
Sep 26, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 118-2923
Introduced in Senate
Nov 29, 2023
Introduced in House
Nov 29, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Jan 24, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
  • September 26, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 118-2923
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 29, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • November 29, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.


  • January 24, 2024
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.

Agriculture and Food

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  • S 118-2923: Snap Back Inaccurate SNAP Payments Act
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Snap Back Inaccurate SNAP Payments Act

USA118th CongressHR-6501| House 
| Updated: 1/24/2024
Snap Back Inaccurate SNAP Payments Act This bill requires states to recoup any overpayments of benefits made to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients and adjusts the formula for determining a state's liability rate for overpayments. As background, the SNAP quality control system measures how accurately SNAP state agencies determine a household’s eligibility and benefit amount and determines overpayments of benefits and underpayments. States that have comparatively high payment error rates for two consecutive years are assessed a penalty (i.e., liability amount). The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) must use a statutory formula to determine the liability amount. Under current law, FNS must set a tolerance level for excluding small payment errors (e.g., $54 or less in FY2023). This bill reduces the tolerance level for excluding small errors to $0 for FY2024 and each succeeding fiscal year. The bill also requires state agencies to recoup any overpayments of benefits made to SNAP beneficiaries. The bill adjusts the liability rate formula to reduce the state payment error rate based on the percentage of overpayments recouped by the state. Further, the bill increases the multiplier used in the formula to 25% (from 10%).
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Timeline
Sep 26, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 118-2923
Introduced in Senate
Nov 29, 2023
Introduced in House
Nov 29, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Jan 24, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
  • September 26, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 118-2923
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 29, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • November 29, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.


  • January 24, 2024
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
Randy Feenstra

Randy Feenstra

Republican Representative

Iowa

Cosponsors (2)
Keith Self (Republican)Mike Bost (Republican)

Agriculture Committee, Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • S 118-2923: Snap Back Inaccurate SNAP Payments Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Food assistance and reliefPoverty and welfare assistanceState and local finance