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Snap Back Inaccurate SNAP Payments Act

USA119th CongressS-302| Senate 
| Updated: 1/29/2025
Joni Ernst

Joni Ernst

Republican Senator

Iowa

Cosponsors (2)
Katie Boyd Britt (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill, titled the "Snap Back Inaccurate SNAP Payments Act," aims to improve the accuracy and reduce taxpayer costs within the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by amending the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008. A central provision eliminates the current tolerance level for small errors in the calculation of State agency payment error rates, ensuring that starting in fiscal year 2025, all payment errors, regardless of size, will be counted . The legislation also mandates that State agencies shall actively seek to recoup any overpayments made to SNAP benefit recipients. To further incentivize accountability and reduce unrecouped funds, the bill modifies how State agency liability for payment errors is determined, making it more stringent and directly linking it to the percentage of overpayments that are not recouped by the State agency.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-2923
Snap Back Inaccurate SNAP Payments Act
Jan 29, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Jan 29, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Feb 28, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-762
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-2923
    Snap Back Inaccurate SNAP Payments Act


  • January 29, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 29, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.


  • February 28, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-762
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • HR 119-762: Snap Back Inaccurate SNAP Payments Act

Snap Back Inaccurate SNAP Payments Act

USA119th CongressS-302| Senate 
| Updated: 1/29/2025
This bill, titled the "Snap Back Inaccurate SNAP Payments Act," aims to improve the accuracy and reduce taxpayer costs within the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by amending the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008. A central provision eliminates the current tolerance level for small errors in the calculation of State agency payment error rates, ensuring that starting in fiscal year 2025, all payment errors, regardless of size, will be counted . The legislation also mandates that State agencies shall actively seek to recoup any overpayments made to SNAP benefit recipients. To further incentivize accountability and reduce unrecouped funds, the bill modifies how State agency liability for payment errors is determined, making it more stringent and directly linking it to the percentage of overpayments that are not recouped by the State agency.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-2923
Snap Back Inaccurate SNAP Payments Act
Jan 29, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Jan 29, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Feb 28, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-762
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-2923
    Snap Back Inaccurate SNAP Payments Act


  • January 29, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 29, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.


  • February 28, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-762
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Joni Ernst

Joni Ernst

Republican Senator

Iowa

Cosponsors (2)
Katie Boyd Britt (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • HR 119-762: Snap Back Inaccurate SNAP Payments Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted