Stop Retail Food Store SNAP Trafficking Act of 2026

This bill changes how the federal government estimates and penalizes the illegal trading of SNAP (food stamp) benefits for cash or other items by approved retail food stores. It directs the U.S. Department of Agriculture to update and check the assumptions it uses to estimate this trafficking, include ranges of uncertainty in public reports, and study whether high-risk stores should be reauthorized more often than every 5 years. It raises the maximum civil money penalty for trafficking violations from $100,000 to $250,000 and requires rules allowing fines to be added to permanent disqualification of stores. The Department must publish an updated national retailer trafficking report within 18 months and every 3 years after, and report to Congress within 2 years on progress, estimates, and enforcement actions.

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Sponsors

• Tim Burchett Republican sponsor
• 0 cosponsors