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H.R. 4919: SNAP Abuse and Fraud Prevention Act of 2018

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H.R. 4919: SNAP Abuse and Fraud Prevention Act of 2018

115th Congress · introduced 2018-02-02 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2018-02-02 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

SNAP Abuse and Fraud Prevention Act of 2018

Plain summary

SNAP Abuse and Fraud Prevention Act of 2018 This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to implement the National Accuracy Clearinghouse (NAC) on a nationwide basis. (The NAC is currently a five-state pilot program.) The NAC is a database of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) information for states to use to prevent SNAP participants from receiving duplicative benefits in multiple states. The bill requires all states to use the NAC when making SNAP eligibility determinations and specifies requirements for USDA regulations implementing this bill.

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Official text

SNAP Abuse and Fraud Prevention Act of 2018

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6] · 3 cosponsors

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Ralph Norman (R-SC), Clay Higgins (R-LA)

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A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Rulemaking
The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr4919 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115