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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6457 
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require the placement 
of a photograph on an electronic benefit transfer card used by a house-
hold to purchase food with supplemental nutrition assistance program 
benefits, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 4, 2025 
Ms. MACE (for herself, Mr. MOORE of Alabama, and Ms. BOEBERT) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agri-
culture 
A BILL 
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require 
the placement of a photograph on an electronic benefit 
transfer card used by a household to purchase food with 
supplemental 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 ‘‘Food Assistance Integ-
rity and Responsibility Act’’ or the ‘‘FAIR Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE FOOD AND NUTRITION ACT 
OF 2008. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF PHOTOGRAPHIC IDENTI-
FICATION REQUIREMENT.—Section 7(h)(9) of the Food 
and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2016(h)(9)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(9) PHOTO IDENTIFICATION ON ELECTRONIC 
BENEFIT TRANSFER CARDS.— 
‘‘(A) 
REQUIREMENT.—Each 
Electronic 
Benefit Transfer card issued to a household or 
individual under this chapter shall include on 
the face of the card a photographic image taken 
within the previous ten years, or in the case of 
a minor taken within the previous five years, of 
the authorized cardholder to whom the card is 
issued. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION ON USE OF ELECTRONIC 
BENEFIT TRANSFER CARDS.—An individual au-
thorized to utilize or redeem benefits through 
an Electronic Benefit Transfer card under this 
chapter shall redeem such benefits only through 
an Electronic Benefit Transfer card bearing the 
name and photograph of such individual card-
holder. 
‘‘(C) ISSUANCE
OF
ADDITIONAL
ELEC-
TRONIC
BENEFIT
TRANSFER
CARDS.—For 
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households in which benefits are accessed by 
more than one household member, a State 
agency may issue individual cards to each 
household member who is authorized to access 
benefits, including the name and photograph of 
an individual authorized to access benefits. 
‘‘(D) EXCEPTION FOR CAREGIVERS.—The 
Secretary shall establish procedures for reason-
able accommodations to allow caregivers of a 
minor, individual with disabilities, or an elderly 
individual to access benefits on behalf of a re-
cipient in their care.’’. 
(b) REQUIREMENT
FOR RETAILERS TO VERIFY 
IDENTITY.—Section 9(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act 
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2018(a)) is amended by— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) redesignating clauses (iv) and (v) as 
clauses (v) and (vi); and 
(B) inserting after clause (iii) the following 
new clause: 
‘‘(iv) information related to the ability 
of a retailer to verify the identity of the 
holder of an electronic benefit transfer 
card to prevent fraudulent purchases;’’; 
and 
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(2) adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(5) As a condition of authorization to accept 
or redeem benefits under this chapter, a retail food 
store or wholesale food concern, before making a 
sale, shall demand to see, and shall inspect, the pho-
tograph located on an Electronic Benefit Transfer 
card for every customer using an Electronic Benefit 
Transfer card to ensure the purchaser is entitled to 
utilize or redeem benefits under this chapter.’’. 
(c) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
7(h)(2)(C)(i) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2016(h)(2)(C)(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘photo-
graphic identification on electronic benefit transfer 
cards,’’. 
(d) RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.—Within 18 months of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall make such 
conforming changes to the Code of Federal Regulations 
as are necessary to implement the amendments made by 
this Act. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act, and amendments 
made by this Act, shall take effect 18 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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