Bill Summary
The "SNAP SECURE Act of 2025" is designed to provide compensation to victims who have had their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits stolen. The legislation aims to enhance the protection of eligible clients by reinstating and extending funding for the replacement of stolen SNAP benefits. Specifically, it amends a section of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, changing the funding expiration date for benefit replacements from 2024 to 2034. This extension is intended to ensure ongoing support for individuals affected by theft of their benefits, thereby reinforcing the integrity and security of the SNAP program.
Possible Impacts
Here are three examples of how the SNAP SECURE Act of 2025 could affect people:
1. **Financial Relief for Victims of Theft**: The legislation aims to compensate victims who have experienced theft of their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. This could provide significant financial relief for families and individuals who rely on these benefits for food security, ensuring that they can recover the lost resources and continue to meet their basic nutritional needs.
2. **Increased Funding Stability**: By extending the funding for SNAP benefit replacement until 2034, the act enhances the long-term stability of the program. This means that individuals and families can have greater assurance that their benefits will be protected against potential future theft, which may lead to improved food security and reduced anxiety related to loss of benefits.
3. **Encouragement of Program Utilization**: Knowing that there are measures in place to safeguard their benefits might encourage more eligible individuals to apply for and utilize SNAP. This could lead to an increase in participation rates, helping more people access essential nutrition assistance and potentially improving overall public health outcomes in communities that are food insecure.
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2983 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2983
To compensate victims of theft of supplemental nutrition assistance
program benefits, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 24, 2025
Mr. Green of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Agriculture
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A BILL
To compensate victims of theft of supplemental nutrition assistance
program benefits, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Original Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program Safeguarding Eligible Clients Under Reimbursement
Enforcement Act of 2025'' or the ``SNAP SECURE Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. REINSTATEMENT OF FUNDING FOR SNAP BENEFIT REPLACEMENT.
Section 501(b)(2)(C) of division HH of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2023 (7 U.S.C. 2016a(b)(2)(C)) is amended by
striking ``2024'' and inserting ``2034''.
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