SNAP Fraud Reporting Act of 2026

Rick Scott

Republican · FL · Senator

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No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

2026-06-09

Source: Congress.gov

States would be required to collect and report data on fraud cases in the food stamp program (SNAP) to help the federal government track misuse of benefits. This would affect state welfare agencies and potentially impact how the program is monitored for abuse. The measure aims to give policymakers better information about where fraud is occurring so they can address problems more effectively.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4716 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4716 To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require States to provide data on fraud in the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 9, 2026 Mr. Scott of Florida introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require States to provide data on fraud in the supplemental nutrition assistance program, 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 ``SNAP Fraud Reporting Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. STATE SUBMISSION OF FRAUD DATA. Section 11 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(y) State Submission of Fraud Data.-- ``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, each State shall submit to the Secretary data on fraud that occurred in the supplemental nutrition assistance program for the 5 most recent fiscal years for which such data are available. ``(2) Data.--Data submitted under paragraph (1) shall include, as applicable-- ``(A) the number of supplemental nutrition assistance program fraud cases open for investigation; ``(B) the total number of supplemental nutrition assistance program fraud cases identified, including substantiated fraud, such as card skimming and card cloning, and the total dollar amount of those fraud cases; ``(C) the number and type of enforcement actions taken against fraud in the supplemental nutrition assistance program; ``(D) the amount of the recoveries in the cases described in subparagraph (C); ``(E) for each fiscal year that begins after the date of enactment of this subsection, data on-- ``(i) the number of individuals disqualified from the supplemental nutrition assistance program for fraud on the basis that the individual was receiving the benefits of a deceased person or using the identity of a deceased person who received benefits; and ``(ii) the dollar amount of those benefits; and ``(F) for each fiscal year that begins after the date of enactment of this subsection, data on-- ``(i) the number of individuals disqualified from the supplemental nutrition assistance program for fraud on the basis that the individual submitted no social security number or used a falsified, recycled, stolen, or purchased social security number to be eligible for benefits; and ``(ii) the dollar amount of the benefits received by those individuals. ``(3) Subsequent submission.--Not later than 60 days after October 1, 2028, and not later than 60 days after each October 1 thereafter, each State shall submit to the Secretary the data described in paragraph (2) for the most recently concluded fiscal year. ``(4) Penalty.--If a State does not provide the data required under this subsection by the applicable date, the Secretary shall withhold funds to that State under section 16 until such data is received from the State. ``(5) Reports.--Not later than 180 days after receiving data from each State under paragraph (1) and annually under paragraph (3), the Secretary shall submit to Congress, and make publicly available, a report that contains the findings of the Secretary based on that data.''. <all>

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