SNP Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2885
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]
Introduced: 2023-09-21
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Business records

Food assistance and relief

Government information and archives

Poverty and welfare assistance

Telephone and wireless communication
Latest action: action_date: 2023-09-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-09-21
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Streamlining Nutrition Paperwork Act of 2023 or the SNP Act of 2023</strong></p><p>This bill allows state agencies to receive&nbsp;Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) applications by video phone or a simplified telephonic system.&nbsp;</p><p>Specifically, a state agency may establish a system to allow applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing (referred to as hearing-impaired under the bill) to sign a submitted SNAP application by gesture over a video phone. (Currently, a state agency may allow for a telephonic signature through a recorded verbal assent.)</p><p>The bill also specifies that, for a video phone or telephonic signature, the current recording system requirement may be satisfied through an audio recording or in writing. (During 2020 and 2021, the Food and Nutrition Service provided waivers to certain state agencies which allowed the state agency to document in writing that an applicant verbally signed the application, instead of requiring an audio recording.)</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2885 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 21, 2023 Mr. Welch (for himself and Mr. Fetterman ) 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 permit States to record in writing that applicants for supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits have signed an application through a recorded verbal assent over the telephone.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Streamlining Nutrition Paperwork Act of 2023 or the SNP Act of 2023 . 2. Amendments Section 11(e)(2)(C) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2020(e)(2)(C) ) is amended— (1) in clause (ii)— (A) in the heading, by inserting or video phone after telephonic ; and (B) by inserting or by gesture over a video phone for hearing impaired applicants before the period at the end; and (2) in clause (iii)(I), by inserting as audio or in writing after record . 3. Effective date This Act, and the amendment made by this Act, shall take effect on January 1, 2024.