Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act of 2026

This bill would require the U.S. Department of Agriculture to issue cybersecurity and digital service rules for SNAP EBT cards within 2 years and review them every 5 years. States would have to switch from magnetic stripe EBT cards to chip-enabled cards on a set schedule, with federal reimbursement for their costs, and offer households tools to view transactions, get transaction alerts, and report fraud. Stores accepting SNAP would need chip-enabled payment terminals, and a grant program would help certain stores upgrade. The bill also requires replacement cards within 3 business days of a request, bans replacement fees in certain cases such as fraud or card malfunction, and requires reports on benefit theft.

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Sponsors

• Ron Wyden Democrat sponsor
• 11 cosponsors