I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3887 
To amend of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 relating to punishment 
and compensation for the theft of supplemental nutrition assistance pro-
gram benefits; and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 10, 2025 
Mr. NUNN of Iowa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 relating 
to punishment and compensation for the theft of supple-
mental nutrition assistance program benefits; and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘SNAP Anti-Theft and 
Victim Compensation Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXPANDED INVESTIGATIVE AUTHORITY OF THE DE-
PARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE INSPECTOR 
GENERAL. 
Section 16 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2025) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL COORDINA-
TION AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) The Inspector General of the Department 
of Agriculture shall have full authority to investigate 
and coordinate multi-jurisdictional efforts to prevent, 
detect, and prosecute theft, misuse, or fraudulent ac-
cessing of supplemental nutrition assistance program 
benefits, including— 
‘‘(A) investigation of cyber-enabled benefit 
theft, including skimming, cloning, phishing, 
spoofing, and unauthorized access to EBT sys-
tems; Issuing subpoenas, executing warrants, 
and initiating civil or criminal referrals; 
‘‘(B) issuance of subpoenas, executing war-
rants, and initiating civil or criminal referrals; 
‘‘(C) coordination with the Department of 
Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
the Department of Homeland Security, the Se-
cret Service, State and local law enforcement, 
and financial institutions; 
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‘‘(D) requesting and receiving data from 
State EBT processors and contracted vendors 
for investigative purposes; and 
‘‘(E) participation in interagency cyber 
task forces or fraud detection initiatives. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Agriculture may issue 
rules, and allocate funds, necessary to support the 
activities of the Inspector General under this sub-
section.’’. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORITY TO REIMBURSE STOLEN SNAP BENE-
FITS. 
Section 11 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2020) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(y) REIMBURSEMENT FOR STOLEN BENEFITS.—. 
‘‘(1) States are authorized to use supplemental 
nutrition assistance program benefit funds to reim-
burse households whose benefits are stolen due to no 
fault of their own, including via skimming, cloning, 
or other unauthorized electronic transfers. 
‘‘(2) Reimbursement shall be made in accord-
ance with guidance from the Secretary and shall not 
affect the household’s monthly allotment or ongoing 
eligibility. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall— 
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‘‘(A) provide technical assistance to States 
for fraud detection and claims validation; 
‘‘(B) maintain a centralized reporting 
database for benefit theft incidents; 
‘‘(C) require States to submit annual data 
on benefit theft and reimbursements. 
‘‘(4) The Secretary shall promulgate regulations 
as necessary to carry out this subsection. 
‘‘(5) The Secretary shall review the necessity of 
this authority once all States have successfully up-
graded to secure payment technologies.’’. 
SEC. 4. . CIVIL PENALTY FOR THEFT OF SNAP BENEFITS. 
Section 15 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2024) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(g) CIVIL PENALTY FOR THEFT OF SUPPLEMENTAL 
NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BENEFITS.—. 
‘‘(1) Any person who knowingly accesses, uses, 
or transfers supplemental nutrition assistance pro-
gram benefits issued to household without authoriza-
tion shall be liable to the United States for a civil 
penalty in an amount equal to twice the value of the 
benefits stolen. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary may assess and enforce this 
penalty through an administrative proceeding under 
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section 14 or through a civil action in a district 
court of the United States. 
‘‘(3) Funds recovered under this subsection 
shall be used, as determined by the Secretary, to off-
set the cost of reimbursing victims of benefit theft 
and the cost of the enhanced investigatory authority 
of the Inspector General of the Department of Agri-
culture. 
‘‘(4) A civil penalty imposed under this sub-
section shall be in addition to any other civil or 
criminal penalty imposed under any other provision 
of this Act or under any other provision of law.’’. 
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