SNAP Fraud Accountability Act

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Introduced 2026-09-01Topic: social services · criminal justice · agriculture food

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This bill would change a section of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 that sets criminal penalties for violations involving SNAP (food stamp) benefits. It would replace the $5,000 dollar amount in that section with $1,000 each place it appears. As a result, the dollar threshold tied to the penalties in that section would be lowered from $5,000 to $1,000.

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Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2026-09-01	House	Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	refer
2026-09-01	House	Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	refer
2026-09-01		Introduced in House	introduce
2026-09-01		Introduced in House	introduce

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