United StatesSenate Bill 1540S 1540
Fairness for Victims of SNAP Skimming Act of 2025
Agriculture and Food
2 pages
- senate
- house
- president
Last progress April 30, 2025 (7 months ago)
Introduced on April 30, 2025 by John Karl Fetterman
House Votes
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Senate Votes
Pending Committee
April 30, 2025 (7 months ago)Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Presidential Signature
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AI Summary
This bill helps people in SNAP whose EBT benefits were stolen by skimming or similar fraud. It says the replacement a household gets should match the full amount that was stolen. It updates earlier rules to expand when and how stolen benefits can be repaid, so families aren’t left short on food money after theft .
Key points from the text include setting replacement benefits equal to the amount stolen and removing older limits in the prior law to make repayment clearer and fairer for affected households .
- Who is affected: SNAP households with stolen EBT benefits
- What changes: Replacement must equal the amount stolen; older restrictions are removed to expand repayment
- When: The provided text does not state an effective date
Text Versions
Text as it was Introduced in Senate
ViewApril 30, 2025•2 pages
Amendments
No Amendments