Fraud Reduction Through Photographic Identification Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3025
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2018-06-07
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Food assistance and relief

Fraud offenses and financial crimes

Photography and imaging

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2018-06-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-06-07
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Fraud Reduction Through Photographic Identification Act of 2018 </b></p> <p>This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) beneficiaries to show photographic identification when making purchases using SNAP benefits. </p> <p>State agencies must require the electronic benefits transfer card used for SNAP benefits to list the names of: </p> <ul> <li> the head of the household, </li> <li> each adult member of the household, and </li> <li> each adult that is not a member of the household that is authorized to use that card. </li> </ul> <p>Each individual listed on the card must show photographic identification at the point of sale when using the card. A head of a household is not required to show photographic identification if the card includes a photograph of that individual. </p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3025 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 7, 2018 Mr. Kennedy 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 Fraud Reduction Through Photographic Identification Act of 2018 . 2. Identification for card use Section 7(h)(9) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2016(h)(9) ) is amended— (1) in the paragraph heading, by striking Optional photographic identification and inserting Identification for card use ; (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and indenting appropriately; (3) by inserting before clause (i) (as so redesignated) the following: (A) Listed beneficiaries A State agency shall require that an electronic benefit card lists the names of— (i) the head of the household; (ii) each adult member of the household; and (iii) each adult that is not a member of the household that is authorized to use that card. (B) Photographic identification required (i) In general Except as provided under clause (ii), any individual listed on an electronic benefit card under subparagraph (A) shall be required to show photographic identification at the point of sale when using the card. (ii) Head of household A head of a household is not required to show photographic identification under clause (i) if the electronic benefit card contains a photograph of that individual under subparagraph (C)(i). (C) Optional photographic identification ; (4) in subparagraph (C) (as so designated)— (A) in clause (i) (as so redesignated), by striking 1 or more members of a and inserting the head of the ; and (B) in clause (ii) (as so redesignated)— (i) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting clause (i) ; and (ii) by inserting subject to subparagraph (B)(i) after the card ; and (5) by adding at the end the following: (D) Visual verification Any individual that is shown photographic identification or an electronic benefit card containing a photograph, as applicable, under subparagraph (B) shall visually confirm that the photograph on the identification or the electronic benefit card, as applicable, is a clear and accurate likeness of the individual using the electronic benefit card. .