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SNP Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-2885| Senate 
| Updated: 9/21/2023
Peter Welch

Peter Welch

Democratic Senator

Vermont

Cosponsors (1)
John Fetterman (Democratic)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Streamlining Nutrition Paperwork Act of 2023 or the SNP Act of 2023 This bill allows state agencies to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) applications by video phone or a simplified telephonic system. Specifically, a state agency may establish a system to allow applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing (referred to as hearing-impaired under the bill) to sign a submitted SNAP application by gesture over a video phone. (Currently, a state agency may allow for a telephonic signature through a recorded verbal assent.) The bill also specifies that, for a video phone or telephonic signature, the current recording system requirement may be satisfied through an audio recording or in writing. (During 2020 and 2021, the Food and Nutrition Service provided waivers to certain state agencies which allowed the state agency to document in writing that an applicant verbally signed the application, instead of requiring an audio recording.)
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Timeline
Sep 21, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Sep 21, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Jan 11, 2024

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-5643
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
  • September 21, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 21, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.


  • January 11, 2024

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-5643
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • HR 118-5643: SNP Act of 2023
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SNP Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-2885| Senate 
| Updated: 9/21/2023
Streamlining Nutrition Paperwork Act of 2023 or the SNP Act of 2023 This bill allows state agencies to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) applications by video phone or a simplified telephonic system. Specifically, a state agency may establish a system to allow applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing (referred to as hearing-impaired under the bill) to sign a submitted SNAP application by gesture over a video phone. (Currently, a state agency may allow for a telephonic signature through a recorded verbal assent.) The bill also specifies that, for a video phone or telephonic signature, the current recording system requirement may be satisfied through an audio recording or in writing. (During 2020 and 2021, the Food and Nutrition Service provided waivers to certain state agencies which allowed the state agency to document in writing that an applicant verbally signed the application, instead of requiring an audio recording.)
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Timeline
Sep 21, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Sep 21, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Jan 11, 2024

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-5643
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
  • September 21, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 21, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.


  • January 11, 2024

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-5643
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
Peter Welch

Peter Welch

Democratic Senator

Vermont

Cosponsors (1)
John Fetterman (Democratic)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • HR 118-5643: SNP Act of 2023
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Business recordsFood assistance and reliefGovernment information and archivesPoverty and welfare assistanceTelephone and wireless communication