ID for EBT Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-723
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
Introduced: 2023-02-01
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Latest action: action_date: 2023-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-02-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>ID for EBT Act of 202</strong><b>3</b></p> <p>This bill revises provisions related to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to require states to include a photograph of one or more members of a household on electronic benefit cards that are issued to provide program benefits.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 723 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 1, 2023 Mr. Grothman (for himself and Mr. Tiffany ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require States to include a photograph on electronic benefit cards issued to provide supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the ID for EBT Act of 2023 . 2. Amendments Section 7(h)(9) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2016(h)(9) ) is amended— (1) in the heading by striking Optional and inserting Mandatory ; (2) in subparagraph (A) by striking may and inserting shall ; and (3) in subparagraph (B) by striking If and all that follows through (A), the and inserting The . 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.