Food Stamp Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act

Bill: 114-s-57
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA]
Introduced: 2015-01-07
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative remedies

Food assistance and relief

Fraud offenses and financial crimes

Poverty and welfare assistance
Latest action: action_date: 2015-01-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-01-07
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Food Stamp Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act </b></p> <p>Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to disqualify from the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) any person who has been found to have intentionally used an electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card issued to a household of which the person is not a member. </p> <p>Requires an EBT card to include a list of the members of a household eligible to use the card, if a state agency does not require the card to include a photograph. Requires a member of a household using an EBT card to show photographic identification at the point of sale. </p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 57 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 7, 2015 Mr. Vitter introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to prevent the illegal trafficking of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits by requiring all program beneficiaries to show valid photo identification when purchasing items with program benefits.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Food Stamp Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act . 2. Photo identification requirement (a) Disqualification for using another EBT card Section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2015 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (t) Disqualification for using another EBT card Subject to any requirements established by the Secretary, any person who has been found by a State or Federal court or administrative agency in a hearing under subsection (b) to have intentionally used an EBT card that was issued to a household of which the person is not a member shall be ineligible for benefits under this Act. . (b) Optional photographic identification Section 7(h)(9) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2016(h)(9) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (C) Listed beneficiaries (i) In general If a State agency elects not to require that an EBT card contain a photograph described in subparagraph (A), the State agency shall list on the EBT card the name of each member of the household who may use the card. (ii) Photographic identification required A member of a household with an EBT card issued by a State agency described in clause (i) shall be required to show photographic identification at the point of sale when using the EBT card. .