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S. 57: Food Stamp Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act

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S. 57: Food Stamp Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-01-07 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-01-07 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

Food Stamp Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act

Plain summary

Food Stamp Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to disqualify from the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) any person who has been found to have intentionally used an electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card issued to a household of which the person is not a member. Requires an EBT card to include a list of the members of a household eligible to use the card, if a state agency does not require the card to include a photograph. Requires a member of a household using an EBT card to show photographic identification at the point of sale.

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Official text

Food Stamp Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] · 0 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-s57 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114