SNAP Fraud Prevention Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-228
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6]
Introduced: 2013-01-14
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Food assistance and relief

Poverty and welfare assistance
Latest action: action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-01-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>SNAP Fraud Prevention Act of 2013 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to prohibit the payment of a deposit fee in excess of any state fee reimbursement to recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) for the return of empty bottles and cans used to contain food purchased with SNAP benefits.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 228 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 14, 2013 Mr. Graves of Missouri introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to prevent the payment of cash to recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance for the return of empty bottles and cans used to contain food purchased with benefits provided under such Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the SNAP Fraud Prevention Act of 2013 . 2. Amendments Section 3(k)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2012(k)(1) ) is amended— (1) by striking and hot foods and inserting hot foods , and (2) by adding at the end the following: and any deposit fee in excess of amount of the State fee reimbursement (if any) required to purchase any food or food product contained in a returnable bottle or can, regardless of whether such fee is included in the shelf price posted for such food or food product, . 3. Effective date This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.