SNAP Data Transparency and Oversight Act of 2026

This bill would require each state agency that runs the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to give the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture recipient-level data, case file information, or other program data when the Secretary asks for it. States would have to send the data within 30 days of a request, or sooner if the Secretary sets a shorter deadline for urgent integrity, audit, or investigation purposes. The Secretary could withhold or suspend funds from a state that does not comply. The data would be covered by federal privacy laws, including the Privacy Act of 1974, but the Secretary could share it with federal or state law enforcement and investigative agencies to enforce this Act or other federal or state laws.

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Sponsors

• Rick Scott Republican sponsor
• 2 cosponsors